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Dunmurry West

Kildare, Republic of Ireland ยท Atlas IR0672

Location

Atlas number
IR0672 (672)
Country
Republic of Ireland
Current county or unitary authority
Kildare
Historic county
Kildare
Parish, community, or townland
Dunmurry West
Latitude
53.19790
Longitude
-6.93138
Altitude
233 m

Form and condition

Type
partial contour fort
Condition
Extant
Morphology
univallate
Complete rampart circuit
Yes
Number of ramparts
1
Number of ditches
0
Possible original entrances
0
Breaks through the ramparts
0
Enclosed area
5.84 ha
Footprint
6.29 ha
Enclosing works, as visible
rubble

Landscape

Topographic position
hilltop
Aspect
southeast
Land use
pasture and scrub or bracken

Dating

Dating
undated
Dating reliability
D - None

Interior and investigation

Interior surface
curvilinear platforms

Identifiers

HER
Archaeological Survey of Ireland SMR Database KD022-001001
National record
record KD 022
Wikidata
Q31069548

Sources