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Internal diam. 35.7m N-S, 25.16m E-W
This well-preserved rath is perched on the edge of a steep meander scarp which forms the E bank of the Cummeragh river. The land in the immediate vicinity is heavily wooded and the site is overgrown. The vertical bank of the river defines the NW limits of the site and elsewhere it is enclosed by a bank and external fosse. The fosse is straight-sided and flat-bottomed. It measures 2m deep below external ground level and has an average basal width of 3m. Its sides are partially stone-faced, though this feature may be secondary. The earthen bank is revetted internally and externally with drystone masonry, though this survives only intermittently. It has a maximum external height of 5m at W and it is 1.65m high internally. Its average basal width is 5.5m. The entrance is 4.3m wide and is located at SE. A much disturbed and overgrown causeway crosses the fosse at this point. Other gaps in the bank appear to be secondary. This site seems to be the 'Lisahan' referred to in the OSNB (Drummod, 10).
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. 535. 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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