What is recorded here
In a rath (KE093-002----). According to local information, the entrance to a Man-made underground passage was located near the centre of the rath and consisted of stone steps leading to an underground chamber roofed with slabs. This entrance has been backfilled and there are no visible remains of this Man-made underground passage.
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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