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Mound in Tubrid Beg

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Mound in Tubrid Beg is a univallate rath in County Kerry, Ireland. It is a sub-circular area enclosed by a bank and external fosse, with a fieldbank curving around the fort from the northwest through north to the northeast. At least four small mounds sit inside the main circle, each about 1.2 metres across and 0.4 metres high. The shape suggests a lived-in defensive or domestic enclosure rather than a random heap of earth.
Univallate rath KE021-119---- is bounded to the NW through N to NE by a fieldbank which curves around the fort. It consists of a sub-circular area enclosed by a bank and external fosse. At least four small mounds (KE021-119002-) also exist in the interior, all roughly 1.2m in internal diameter and .4m high. The above description is derived from C. Toal, ‘North Kerry Archaeological Survey’. Dingle. Brandon in association with FAS Training and Employment Authority (1995), no. 784. 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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