What is recorded here

Lisheengarriv is a hidden fairy fort in County Kerry, Ireland, where a small circular enclosure vanished beneath level pasture despite appearing on maps from 1846 to 1894. The place sits in the southeast corner of a field with views toward The Paps of Dana, near standing stones that still mark the landscape. It may have been a Danish fort, a human dwelling, or a threshold where the visible world thins into story.

In level pasture, in the SE corner of a field, with views S to The Paps of Dana. This possible rath is not visible at ground level. It is indicated as a circular enclosure (diam. c. 20m) on the 1846 and as a roughly circular raised area (diam. c. 15m) on the 1894 OS 6-inch maps. This is one of the two raths (see KE068-089----) recorded in the 1940s in Lawrence Kelly's land (Schools Manuscript, Co. Kerry). It was also referred to in the 1840s as 'Lisheengarriv' in the E side of the townland (OSNB, Kilcummin, no. 1, 35) and is described as 'a very small Danish fort 80 links [16m] in diameter' (OSNB, Kilcummin no. 3, 37). Standing stones (KE068-088----) lie c. 30m to the W. Compiled by: Elizabeth Byrne, Ursula Egan and Sheila Ronan, Archaeological Survey Unit, University College, Cork. Date of upload: 31 January 2011

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