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Portadoona

Cork, Republic of Ireland ยท Atlas IR0825

Location

Atlas number
IR0825 (825)
Country
Republic of Ireland
Current county or unitary authority
Cork
Historic county
Cork
Parish, community, or townland
Scobaun
Latitude
51.50093
Longitude
-9.21200
Altitude
24 m

Form and condition

Type
promontory fort
Condition
Extant
Morphology
partial univallate
Complete rampart circuit
No
Number of ramparts
1
Ramparts by quadrant
NE 0, SE 0, SW 1, NW 1
Number of ditches
1
Breaks through the ramparts
1
Enclosed area
0.05 ha
Footprint
0.11 ha
Enclosing works, as visible
stone wall and wall-walk
Enclosing works, excavated
stone wall
Also recorded
ditches

Landscape

Topographic position
coastal promontory
Aspect
level
Land use
pasture

Dating

Dating
undated
Dating reliability
D - None

Interior and investigation

Interior excavation
postholes
Finds
metal
Investigations
1st Identified Map Depiction (1842); Excavation (1952); Earthwork Survey (1992); 1st Identified Written Reference (1914-1915)

Identifiers

HER
Archaeological Survey of Ireland SMR Database CO151-032
National record
record CO 151
Wikidata
Q31065723

Sources

References

  1. O'Kelly, M. J. 1952. Three promontory forts in Co. Cork. Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy 55C, 25-59.
  2. Power, D., Byrne, E., Egan, U., Lane, S., and Sleeman, M. 1992. Archaeological Inventory of County Cork Volume 1: West Cork. The stationary Office, Dublin.
  3. Westropp, T.J. 1914. Fortified headlands and castles on the south coast of Munster. Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy 32C, 89-124.
  4. Westropp, T.J. 1915. Fortified headlands and castles in western County Cork. Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy 32C, 249-86.