What is recorded here
Dromgower hides a man-made underground passage inside a circular rath marked on maps since 1842. The entry is lost beneath overgrowth, but the chamber may still hold breath, echo and darkness beneath the grass. What hands dug it, and what did they keep from the rain?
Univallate rath KE014-066---- is marked on the 1842 and 1916 OS maps. 'Caves' (KE014-066001-) is marked in the interior. The site would appear to consist of a circular area enclosed by a bank and fosse. However, this site is completely overgrown and inaccessible.
The above description is derived from C. Toal, ‘North Kerry Archaeological Survey’. Dingle. Brandon in association with FAS Training and Employment Authority (1995), no. 478. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload: 2 August 2013
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
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