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Ballure

Garff, Isle of Man · Atlas IOM4200

Location

Atlas number
IOM4200 (4200)
Country
Isle of Man
Current county or unitary authority
Garff
Historic county
Garff
Parish, community, or townland
Maughold, Town of Ramsey
National Grid reference
SC45719374
Latitude
54.31588
Longitude
-4.37348
Altitude
15 m

Form and condition

Type
promontory fort
Condition
Likely destroyed
Complete rampart circuit
No
Possible original entrances
0
Breaks through the ramparts
0

Landscape

Topographic position
coastal promontory
Aspect
east
Land use
built-up land

Dating

Dating
AD 400–800
Dating reliability
C - Low

Identifiers

HER
Isle of Man 230
Wikidata
Q31118083

Sources

References

  1. Bersu, G. 1949. A promontory fort on the shore of Ramsey Bay, Isle of Man, Antiq J, XXIX, 70-1.