What is recorded here

Caherbuckaun, the stonefort of Bocán, still holds a shadowed circular chamber beneath its grassy brow, waiting for footsteps that have not returned since the last human breath left the valley. The passage may have served as a refuge, a treasury or a dreaming room, but its true purpose has faded like ink in rain. What remains is a hollow ring of stone, patient and unexplained, pressing its silence into every person bold enough to enter.

Caherbuckaun/Cathair Bhocáin (stonefort of Bocán - personal name). KE009-050---- is situated in the corner of a pastoral field, and a stream lies to the E. SE of this site lies a univallate cahir (KE009-051----). It consists of a circular area enclosed by a well-defined stone-lined bank. The interior is at a higher level than the surrounding land and is gently sloping E. 'Caves' are marked on the 1841-42 OS map and in the centre of the interior is a sub-circular area, 21.7m N-S and 14.8m E-W. This is possibly the remains of the Man-made underground passage feature (KE009-050001-) . The above description is derived from C. Toal, ‘North Kerry Archaeological Survey’. Dingle. Brandon in association with FAS Training and Employment Authority (1995), no. 801. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 2 August 2013

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