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In pasture, on a steep N-facing slope, on a grass-covered natural mound, overlooking the valley of the Roughty River. A subcircular level area (18m E-W; 14m N-S) is evident on top of the mound. The W side of the mound has been cut into for gravel extraction. A band of silty soil (Wth c. 3m) was noted at the N and S ends of the gravel face, 0.75m below the top of the mound. This may be the remains of a fosse. According to local information, the area is known as 'the Lios' and once had a 'circular green grassed arc surrounded by birch trees'. The rath is indicated on the 1846 OS 6-inch map as a circular enclosure (diam. c. 25m) with a limekiln c. 5m to the S. On the 1895 OS 6-inch map, the NE arc is indicated as open.
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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