What is recorded here

Lissadooneen, the most northerly promontory fort on the Kerry coast, stands as a ringfort of the little fortification where a curved fosse cuts thirty metres through the headland. Its deep ditch, reaching six metres below the inner bank, remains sharply defined rather than filled, suggesting hands kept it clear long after the first stones were set. Seven and a half metres away lies the burial place of a ship's crew, tying the fort to sea tragedy and human loss. The wedge-shaped interior, fifty metres long, still faces the ocean, waiting for the kind of witness who remembers that strength and grief often share the same coastline.

This is the most northerly promontory fort on the Kerry coast. It is marked on the 1840-41 and 1914-15 OS map as 'Lissadooneen' (Lios an Dúinín - ringfort of the little fortification). About 7.5m from the fort is the burial place of a ship's crew, while SE lies a standing stone (11). Lissadooneen has a curved fosse and ramparts 30m long through the fosse. The outer bank is low and wide and ranges in width between .7m-1.2m; its external height measures 1m. The fosse is deep and wide; 2m wide at most sections. The depth measures between 2.8m below the external bank and 6m below the internal bank. The fosse is little filled, which may suggest maintenance to late times. The internal bank rises steeply from the fosse. It measures 10m in width and its height above the interior is 3.4m. The causeway is 5.1m long, 2.5m wide x 1.4m high above the fosse. The internal area is wedge shaped and measures 50m long and 33.2m wide. The above description is derived from C. Toal, ‘North Kerry Archaeological Survey’. Dingle. Brandon in association with FAS Training and Employment Authority (1995), no. 101. 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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