What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Mountcoal is a vanished ringfort in County Kerry, Ireland. Slight traces appeared on the 1914-15 OS map but no visible trace survives. A person may have lived inside its shallow circle before the land took back the shape.

Slight traces of a possible enclosure appear to be marked on the 1914-15 OS map. It is not marked on the earlier edition, and no visible trace survives. The above description is derived from C. Toal, ‘North Kerry Archaeological Survey’. Dingle. Brandon in association with FAS Training and Employment Authority (1995), no. 1070. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 3 August 2013

This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed. The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.