Cliff-edge fort in Maulagowna

In rough pasture, on a NW-facing slope and at the edge of a precipice on the SE bank of a tributary of the Glaninchiquin River. There are extensive views over the valley of Lough Inchiquin. This cliff-edge fort is defined by a pointed promontory (30m NW-SE) which projects to the NW and by an arc (C 30m NE-SW) of an earthen bank NE-SW. The promontory is defined by steeply scarped sides (H c. 30m) at W and N. The earthen bank (Wth 6.3m; int. H 2.25m; ext. H 1.35m) is flat-topped and is revetted on the internal face with drystone facing (H 0.8m) NE-SE. There is an external fosse (Wth 1.7m) NE-SW which rises gently (H 1.25m) to the external ground level and a causewayed entrance (Wth 1.6m) at S. Small boulders protrude above the surface of the interior, which slopes down to the NW. A relict field boundary (KE101-072001-) lies c. 25m to the SE. 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