Six kilometres west of Ventry are the ruins of
Dunbeg (
An Dún Beag), an Iron Age
promontory fort on the edge of a steep cliff. Near Dunbeg is Kilvickadownig, home to other archeological ruins, including examples of the
beehive house and the grave of Caol or Cháil Mic Crimthainn, the last to die in the Battle of Ventry from the
Fenian Cycle of
Irish mythology. Also within Ventry parish is
Rahinnane Castle, which was the residence of the
Knight of Kerry. The Knight of Kerry lived there until
Cromwellian conquest of Ireland. The castle was built on the site of an old
ringfort. The ringfort was built up and a second added with walls of six metres (20 feet), giving the appearance that there may have been a
moat, although there never was one. Rahinnane Castle retains some of its original features, including a set of narrow stone stairs which connect the first and second floors. ==Transport==