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Lackavaun

Cork, Republic of Ireland ยท Atlas IR0854

Location

Atlas number
IR0854 (854)
Country
Republic of Ireland
Current county or unitary authority
Cork
Historic county
Cork
Parish, community, or townland
Lackavaun
Latitude
51.52629
Longitude
-9.73279
Altitude
7 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
0
Possible original entrances
0
Breaks through the ramparts
0
Enclosed area
1.3 ha
Footprint
2.3 ha
Enclosing works, as visible
earthen bank and stone wall

Landscape

Topographic position
coastal promontory
Aspect
north
Land use
pasture

Dating

Dating
undated
Dating reliability
D - None

Interior and investigation

Investigations
1st Identified Map Depiction (1842); 1st Identified Written Reference (1915); Earthwork Survey (1989)

Identifiers

HER
Archaeological Survey of Ireland SMR Database CO138-017
National record
record CO 138
Wikidata
Q31066180

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. 1915. Fortified headlands and castles in western County Cork. Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy 32C, 249-86.