Glin North

Typestone fort, clocháns

Etymologynorthern part of the valley

LocationGlin North, Ballyhea, Dingle Peninsula, County Kerry

Coordinates52°10′56″N 10°17′10″W / 52.182270°N 10.286048°W

Glin North
Native name Na Gleannta Thuaidh^[1] (Irish)
The ringfort in December 2025
Type	stone fort, clocháns
Etymology	northern part of the valley
Location	Glin North, Ballyhea, Dingle Peninsula, County Kerry
Coordinates	52°10′56″N 10°17′10″W / 52.182270°N 10.286048°W / 52.182270; -10.286048
Built	5th–8th centuries
Owner	state

National monument of Ireland
Official name	Glin North Clochán & stone fort, Cashel
Reference no.	221.33/34


Location of Glin North in Ireland

Glin North is the location of a National Monument in County Kerry, Ireland.^[2]^[3]^[4]

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↑ "Na Gleannta Thuaidh/Glin North". Logainm.ie. Archived from the original on 28 September 2018. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
↑ Commons, Great Britain Parliament House of (27 September 1877). "Accounts and Papers of the House of Commons". Ordered to be printed – via Google Books.
↑ Hendroff, Adrian (18 May 2015). The Dingle Peninsula. The Collins Press. ISBN 9781848895317 – via Google Books.
↑ Commons, Great Britain Parliament House of (27 September 2018). "Papers by Command". H.M. Stationery Office – via Google Books.
↑ "Journal of the Geological Society of Dublin". Hardy. 27 September 1860 – via Google Books.
↑ Harbison, Peter (1 April 1995). Pilgrimage in Ireland: The Monuments and the People. Syracuse University Press. ISBN 9780815603122 – via Google Books.
↑ "KE043-026---- : Ringfort - rath : NA GLEANNTA THUAIDH". National Monuments Service. 7 August 2013. Retrieved 20 December 2025 – via heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com. Description: National Monument No. 10055. Internal diam. 25m N-S, 26.7m E-W. A bivallate rath situated on the lower SW slopes of Ballysitteragh mountain, with good clear views along the valley of the Milltown river. The subcircular interior, containing the remains of 2 or possibly 3 hut-sites, is enclosed by 2 earthen banks and an intervening fosse. The inner bank averages 3.8m in width and 2.8m in height above the base of the fosse. It is faced internally with well-preserved drystone-masonry which stands to a maximum height of 1.7m. The fosse is c. 4m wide. The outer bank is less substantial than the inner one. It varies from 1 to 2m in height above the fosse and from .2 to .9m above the external ground level. It is chiefly composed of earth, but sections of drystone revetment walling are preserved on both the inner and outer faces. A small, stony projection at S may simply be field clearance debris. The entrance gap at WNW is probably secondary. The original entrance faces SW. The gap through the inner bank is .65m wide and the drystone walling lining both sides is a maximum of .5m high. The gap through the outer bank is 2.2m wide but is somewhat confused by the field wall which runs up to its S side. The fosse in this area is very shallow and there is no clearly-defined causeway, but a single stone on edge may mark its S side.
↑ Harbison 1992, p. 177.

Sources

Harbison, Peter (1992) [1970]. Guide to the National and Historic Monuments of Ireland. Dublin 12: Gill and Macmillan. ISBN 0-7171-3239-0.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)

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