What is recorded here

Enclosure in Derry West is a subcircular earth and gravel bank in low-lying Kerry bog, cut by a narrow track that still leads from the modern road. Its western and southern walls stand nearly two metres high, marking a small interior space perhaps used for shelter, ritual or boundary. The gap where the track enters remains the only break in the bank, suggesting the place was meant to be entered, not ignored.

This subcircular enclosure is located in low-lying bog and is bisected by a N-S track which extends from the adjacent modern road. It is marked as a small circular enclosure on the second edition of the OS map. The enclosing bank is of earth and gravel composition, and is well-preserved at W and S. Here it measures 1.8m high internally and 2.5m high externally. It has an average basal width of 8m, and encloses an area 19m N-S x 14.5m E-W. The bank is overgrown and is gapped only by the track. 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. 736. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 29 July 2013

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