What is recorded here

Knocknadobar carries an unclassified stone pile on its flat western summit, overlooking the Ferta valley and resisting easy judgement. Its irregular stones still stand a metre above the mountain skin despite southern and north-eastern collapse. The exact purpose has faded, but the position remains deliberate: a marker, boundary or memorial placed where several valleys become visible at once.

This small cairn is located on the flat W summit of Knocknadobar mountain, close to its S edge, from where there is an extensive view over the Ferta river valley. It measures 6.1m N-S x 6.25m E-W, and stands 1m above surrounding ground level. Some cairn collapse occurs at S and NE. The monument is mainly composed of small irregular stones. The above description is derived from A. O'Sullivan and J. Sheehan (compilers), 'The Iveragh peninsula: an archaeological survey of South Kerry'. Cork University Press (1996), no. 386. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 28 July 2013

A small cairn, likely dating to the Bronze Age, possibly serving as a funerary or ritual monument; its location and view suggest a strategic or symbolic significance in the landscape.

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