Radial-stone enclosure in Cummers West — Report the wrong picture

What is recorded here

Twelve radial stones still mark a narrow circle on the SE-facing slopes of Knockbeg, though grass and time have blurred much of its purpose. They stand out most along the northern arc, where a low bank still holds them in place, while loose stones scatter across the northeast like a gesture never finished. The chamber may have measured breath, distance, memory or belonging, but its exact claim has faded. What remains is a clear circular act, repeated until the land itself began to answer.

In rough pasture, on the SE-facing slopes of Knockbeg. A circular area (17.35m N-S; 16.5m E-W) defined by twelve radially set stones (max. dims.: L 1m; T 0.5m; H 0.75m), which protrude above a low bank (H 0.2m) and are best preserved along the N arc. A scatter of loose stones occurs in the NE quadrant of the interior. Within the interior, off-centre to the NW, are the remains of an enclosure (KE109-004001-) which protrude intermittently above the surface of the bog. A cairn (KE109-004002-) lies c. 4m to the N and a network of field boundaries (KE109-004003-) is further to the N. 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

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