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Submitted by Rua on Tuesday, 09 August 2022 Page Views: 3873

Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Loher Stone Fort
Country: Ireland (Republic of) County: Co. Kerry Type: Hillfort
Nearest Town: Loher
Latitude: 51.786084N Longitude: 10.165624W
Condition:

5	Perfect
4	Almost Perfect
3	Reasonable but with some damage
2	Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1	Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0	No data.
-1	Completely destroyed

5 Ambience:

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3	Ordinary
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1	Awful
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4 Access:

5	Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4	Short walk on a footpath
3	Requiring a bit more of a walk
2	A long walk
1	In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
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4 Accuracy:

5	co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4	co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3	co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2	co-ordinates of the nearest village
1	co-ordinates of the nearest town
0	no data

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jurassic_john visited on 1st Oct 2013 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 4

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**Loher Stone Fort** submitted by jurassic_john : Panorama of the site from on top of the wall. Please excuse the distortion - its actually round! (Vote or comment on this photo)

Ring fort in excellent condition in Co. Kerry. Preserved and restored by the Office of Public Works, with information board.

"Although called a fort, this monument was really a defended farmstead which would originally have contained houses and farm buildings" - from the site information board.

On the N70 travelling south from Waterville, take the right hand road leading down to the shoreline at Ardkeragh, through Toor. Follow the road between the N70 and the one heading directly to the shoreline. About 2 kilometres along, before the hairpin bend, you will clearly see first the pair of standing stones to the left in a yard with white fencing. These could possibly be modern.

Downhill on the right is a ring fort in excellent condition - possibly modern and is fenced off, possibly for preservation? Found using Google Street View at the above coordinates. I have been able to get screen captures if required.
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V5061 : Near Beenarourke, Ring of Kerry by Peter Craine — by Peter Craine
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V5161 : House with a view by Ian Paterson — by Ian Paterson
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V5061 : Looking north from Beenarourke, Ring of Kerry by Ian S — by Ian S
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