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Coolcoulaghta

Cork, Republic of Ireland ยท Atlas IR0832

Location

Atlas number
IR0832 (832)
Country
Republic of Ireland
Current county or unitary authority
Cork
Historic county
Cork
Parish, community, or townland
Coolcoulaghta
Latitude
51.60663
Longitude
-9.54161
Altitude
4 m

Form and condition

Type
promontory fort
Condition
Extant
Morphology
partial univallate
Complete rampart circuit
No
Number of ramparts
1
Ramparts by quadrant
NE 1, SE 1, SW 0, NW 0
Number of ditches
1
Possible original entrances
0
Breaks through the ramparts
0
Enclosed area
0.03 ha
Footprint
0.1 ha
Enclosing works, as visible
earthen bank
Also recorded
ditches

Landscape

Topographic position
coastal promontory
Aspect
west
Land use
scrub or bracken

Dating

Dating
undated
Dating reliability
D - None

Interior and investigation

Investigations
1st Identified Map Depiction (1842); 1st Identified Written Reference (1921); Earthwork Survey (1985)

Identifiers

HER
Archaeological Survey of Ireland SMR Database CO130-033
National record
record CO 130
Wikidata
Q31065856

Sources

References

  1. Power, D., Byrne, E., Egan, U., Lane, S., and Sleeman, M. 1992. Archaeological Inventory of County Cork Volume 1: West Cork, 126-130. The stationary Office, Dublin.
  2. Westropp, T.J. 1921. The promontory forts of Beare and Bantry. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland 51, 1-16, 101-16.