Prehistoric Sites
in County Kerry.

 

Dunbeg.
 

(Small fort.)

This is a well preserved iron age promontory fort set on a cliff above the Atlantic. On the landward side is a series of earthen bankswith intervening ditches and a dry stone wall about 45 Metres (150 ft) long, access is through a lintelled door. Within the enclosure are the remains of clocháin (beehive huts) bneath the wall is a souterrain with openings on either side.

 

 

Caherdorgan Fort.
 

(Possibly Dorgan's stone fort.)

This was possibly little more than a walled village, it consists of five clocháin (beehive huts) the surrounding wall is just under 2 Metres (6 ft ) high. In one of the huts is souterrain.

 

 

Dun an Oi.
 

This is an Iron Age promontry fort. It played a part in the sixteenth century history of Ireland. In the year 1598 a large force of Spanish and Italian troops recruited by the Pope to assist the earl of Desmond in his rising against Elizabeth I, landed and established a fort at Dun an Oir.

Dun an Oir
Co Kerry
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The English besieged the fort by sea and land, eventually the foreigners surrendered. The Lord deputy at the time Lord Grey delegated to Sir Walter Raleigh the task of massacring all six hundred of the defender.

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Staigue Fort.
 

(Strip of land.)

This ring fort possibly dated from the stone age, it is one of the most impressive and well preserved ring fort or cashels from that period. The dry stone walls are 4 metres (13 ft ) thick at the base and rise to a height of 5.5 Metres (18 ft) Steps on the inside face of the wall give access to the ramparts. The entrance is on the south side, Surrounding the fort is a ditch and earthen bank, which was obviously part of the defenses.