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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Rath (glanarought By.)

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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In level pasture, to the N of the Baurearagh River. A raised circular area (32m E-W; 31.5m N-S) defined by two earthen banks and an intervening fosse. The inner bank (Wth c. 3m; int. H 0.4m; ext. H 5.5m) is low and evident NNW-SE and S-SW. Elsewhere, the interior is defined by a scarp (H 5.5m). The fosse (Wth 2.4m; D 0.3m) is evident all round. The outer bank (Wth 5.1m; int. H 0.3m; ext. H 1.4m) is evident ESE-SW. There is a causeway entrance (Wth 3m) at E. The interior slopes down gently to the E and W from a low N-S ridge which extends through the centre. There are depressions and a collapsed area on this ridge. The opening to a souterrain (KE102-043001-) is evident in the scarp at S. 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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