What is recorded here

Knockbathanawagga Fort is a small steep-sided hillock on the east bank of the Blackwater river in County Kerry, Ireland. It has a rectangular summit measuring 22.7 metres north-south by 7.7 metres east-west, with a modern U-shaped structure at its north end. No enclosure remains visible, though early maps marked one, suggesting the land itself has swallowed the boundary rather than any human hand.

Knockbathanawagga Fort/Cnoc an tSeanmhacha: A large circular enclosure is marked at this location, on the E bank of the Blackwater river, on the first edition of the OS map. It is depicted as an irregular outline on the second edition. All that now occurs at this location is a small, steep-sided hillock with a rectangular summit which measures 22.7m N-S by 7.7m E-W. A U-shaped structure, measuring 3.7m x 3.8m internally, occurs at its N end and appears to be of relatively modern origin. There is no indication that there ever was an enclosure at this location. The above description is derived from A. O'Sullivan and J. Sheehan (compilers), 'The Iveragh peninsula: an archaeological survey of South Kerry'. Cork University Press (1996), no. 817. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 29 July 2013

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