This Iron Age structure, built around AD 300 to 400, is one of the biggest and best-preserved ring forts in Ireland, with near-intact walls some 4m thick and up to 5.5m in height. The site is reached via 4km of very narrow road, signposted off the main N70 6km east of Caherdaniel. The local farmer asks for a €1 donation to cover maintenance costs on the access path.
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Derrynane National Historic Park
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Nearby Ring of Kerry attractions
1. Derrynane National Historic Park
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Derrynane House was the home of Maurice 'Hunting Cap' O'Connell, a notorious local smuggler who grew rich on trade with France and Spain. He was the uncle…
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At the northern end of Ballinskelligs on the site of a village abandoned during the Famine, this contemporary art gallery with a circular, thatched roof…
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Directly opposite the Ballinskelligs Beach car park are the last crumbling remnants of the 16th-century castle stronghold of the McCarthys, built on the…
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The sea and salty air are eating away at the atmospheric ruins of this medieval priory, a monastic settlement that was probably built by the Skellig…
8. Derreenataggart Stone Circle
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On a lonely hill 2km northwest of Castletownbere, the impressive Derreenataggart Stone Circle, consisting of 10 stones, can be found close to the roadside…