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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Inse Fhearann Na Gcléireach

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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Depicted on the first edition of the OS maps as a circular enclosure, this site is located in level pasture a short distance S of Isknagahiny Lough. It survives as a roughly square-shaped platform, 29m N-S x 31.7m E-W, bordered on its NW side by a stream. A line of trees marks its W sector, a field wall delineates its S edge and a field fence cuts through its N side from NW to NE. The site is raised on average 1m above surrounding ground level. The blocked opening to a possible souterrain (KE098-060001-), marked 'Cave' on the OS maps, is located 10m from the W edge of the site and is marked by a rubble-filled depression, 3.6m in diameter and .8m deep. On its NW side three lintel-like slabs are visible, indicating that a passage extends in this direction. 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. 676. 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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