Why this matters
A local fairy fort (ringfort/rath); wider significance not recorded.
What is recorded here
In rough hill pasture, on the SE-facing slope of Mangerton Mountain. A circular area (6.8m E-W; 6.2m N-S) defined by a collapsed drystone wall (T 0.6m; H 0.3m). There is a scattering of loose stones within the grassy interior, which slopes down gently to the SE. There is a possible entrance at SE. A hut site (KE085-034001-) is 17m to the SW.
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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