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Ring-ditch in Blennerville

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This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed. The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.

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'Infra-red aerial photography (National Coastline Survey) clearly shows a circular cropmark enclosure at this location in an area of marshy land close to the flood plain of the River Lee. The site shows clearly as a dark line and is approximately 30m in diameter. There is no trace of the site at ground level.' Description from ‘The Prehistoric Settlement of the Lee Valley, Tralee, Co. Kerry; A Landscape Perspective’ by Michael Connolly. PhD Thesis UCC 2008 Date of upload: 19 July 2012

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record KE029-311

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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
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