Rath
Rath is an archaeological site in County Kerry, Munster. Rath is situated nearby to the spring St Brendan’s Well, as well as near the lake Mount Eagle Lough.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mount Eagle and Dunbeg Fort.
Dunbeg Fort
Photo: Pam Brophy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dunbeg Fort is a promontory fort built in the Iron Age near the modern village of Ventry in County Kerry, Ireland. Dunbeg Fort is situated 2½ km south of Rath.
Rahinnane Castle
Ruins
Photo: Nigel Cox, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rahinnane Castle is a tower house and National Monument located in County Kerry, Ireland. Rahinnane Castle is situated 3 km northeast of Rath.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dunquin and Ventry.
Dunquin
Village
Dún Chaoin, unofficially anglicised as Dunquin, is a Gaeltacht village in the west of County Kerry in the south-west of Ireland. Dunquin lies at the most westerly tip of the Dingle Peninsula, overlooking the Blasket Islands. Dunquin is situated 3 km west of Rath.
Ventry
Village
Photo: Uspn, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dingle is the only sizable town on the Dingle Peninsula in County Kerry, some 50 km southwest of Tralee. With a population in 2022 of 1,700, it has a colourful town centre and fishing harbour. Ventry is situated 3½ km east of Rath.
Ballyferriter
Village
Photo: N9LXI, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Baile an Fheirtéaraigh unofficially anglicised as Ballyferriter, or also known as An Buailtín, is a Gaeltacht village in County Kerry, Ireland. It is in the west of the Corca Dhuibhne peninsula and according to the 2002 census, about 75% of the town's population speak the Irish language on a daily basis. Ballyferriter is situated 4½ km north of Rath.
Rath
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: County Kerry, Munster, Southwest Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.12405° or 52° 7′ 27″ northLongitude
-10.41038° or 10° 24′ 37″ westOpen location code
9C4F4HFQ+JROpenStreetMap ID
node 10255234130OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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