What is recorded here
In undulating pasture. B. Ó Ciobháin recorded the placename 'gort na pluaise' [field of the cave] at this location (SMR file). There are no visible remains of any Man-made underground passage and while the name 'gort na pluaise' may refer to a Man-made underground passage, it could also imply a natural cave.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Kerry. Volume I: South-West Kerry' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload: 30 May 2011
This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed. The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- No visible remains or recorded as destroyed
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