What is recorded here
Kilmore mound holds a narrow oblong chamber inside a broad oval bank, waiting for hands that know why the shape exists.
Situated SE of KE009-005---- in the corner of a field, univallate rath KE009-008---- consists of an oval area enclosed by an earthen bank on average 5m wide and rising to a height of 1m externally and .6m above the interior.
The interior is at slightly higher level than the surrounding land, and in the N sector is an oblong mound (KE009-008001-) measuring internally 6.4m x 2m. A fieldbank runs along the N to E side of this site.
The above description is derived from C. Toal, ‘North Kerry Archaeological Survey’. Dingle. Brandon in association with FAS Training and Employment Authority (1995), no. 354. 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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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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