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Dunworly
Cork, Republic of Ireland ยท Atlas IR0844
Location
- Atlas number
- IR0844 (844)
- Country
- Republic of Ireland
- Current county or unitary authority
- Cork
- Historic county
- Cork
- Parish, community, or townland
- Dunworly
- Latitude
- 51.57071
- Longitude
- -8.74965
- Altitude
- 16 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 0, NW 1
- Number of ditches
- 1
- Possible original entrances
- 0
- Breaks through the ramparts
- 0
- Enclosed area
- 3.31 ha
- Footprint
- 3.31 ha
- Also recorded
- ditches
Landscape
- Topographic position
- coastal promontory
- Aspect
- south
- Land use
- pasture
Dating
- Dating
- undated
- Dating reliability
- D - None
Interior and investigation
- Interior surface
- rectangular stone structures
- Investigations
- 1st Identified Written Reference (1750); Earthwork Survey (1914); Earthwork Survey (1986); 1st Identified Written Reference (1690-1710)
Identifiers
- HER
- Archaeological Survey of Ireland SMR Database CO145-003
- National record
- record CO 145
- Wikidata
- Q31066095
Sources
References
- Day, R. 1902. Regnum Corcagiense; or, a description of the kingdom of Cork. With remarks on the ancient and present state thereof. Journal of the Cork Historical and Archaeological Journal Vol 8, 5-179.
- 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.
- Smith, C. 1750. The Ancient and Present State of the County and City of Cork. Dublin
- Westropp, T.J. 1914. Fortified headlands and castles on the south coast of Munster. Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy 32C, 104-105.