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Claragh

Cork, Republic of Ireland ยท Atlas IR0668

Location

Atlas number
IR0668 (668)
Country
Republic of Ireland
Current county or unitary authority
Cork
Historic county
Cork
Parish, community, or townland
Claraghatlea South
Latitude
52.04923
Longitude
-9.09386
Altitude
452 m

Form and condition

Type
contour fort
Condition
Extant and Likely destroyed
Morphology
univallate
Complete rampart circuit
Yes
Number of ramparts
1
Number of ditches
0
Possible original entrances
1
Breaks through the ramparts
5
Enclosed area
0.92 ha
Footprint
1.05 ha
Entrance forms
Simple Gap (West)

Landscape

Topographic position
hilltop
Aspect
level
Land use
heather moorland

Dating

Dating
undated
Dating reliability
D - None

Identifiers

HER
Archaeological Survey of Ireland SMR Database CO039-052002
National record
record CO 039
Wikidata
Q31065679

Sources

References

  1. O'Brien, W. 2012. Iverni: A Prehistory of Cork. Collins Press, Cork.