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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Shanaway East

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

What is recorded here

Mortons and C. Toal documented the vanished Shanaway East rath before ploughs erased it. The univallate fort stood on a rise in a pastoral field, offering excellent views in every direction. It is gone now, leaving behind only the memory of a place bold enough to face the whole horizon.
This univallate rath was situated on a rise in the middle of a pastoral field. Excellent views are afforded in all directions. This rath has been completely ploughed out and no surface trace remains. The above description is derived from C. Toal, ‘North Kerry Archaeological Survey’. Dingle. Brandon in association with FAS Training and Employment Authority (1995), no. 194. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 2 August 2013

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