Why this matters
A local fairy fort (ringfort/rath); wider significance not recorded.
What is recorded here
In rough pasture, on a SW-facing slope, overlooking the valley of the Dromoghty River. A trapezoidal area (5.4m N-S at E; 3.8m N-S at W; 5m E-W at N; 3.2m E-W at S) defined by a partially collapsed drystone wall (T 0.6m;H 0.8m). The linear walls at E and N are incorporated into field boundaries. Rubble is scattered in the interior.
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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