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Kildrum

Clare, Republic of Ireland ยท Atlas IR0908

Location

Atlas number
IR0908 (908)
Country
Republic of Ireland
Current county or unitary authority
Clare
Historic county
Clare
Parish, community, or townland
Kildrum
Latitude
52.80870
Longitude
-8.85038
Altitude
34 m

Form and condition

Type
contour fort
Condition
Extant
Morphology
univallate
Complete rampart circuit
Yes
Number of ramparts
1
Number of ditches
0
Possible original entrances
2
Breaks through the ramparts
3
Enclosed area
0.48 ha
Footprint
0.64 ha
Enclosing works, as visible
earthen bank
Entrance forms
Simple Gap (North east); Simple Gap (West)

Landscape

Topographic position
hilltop and lowland
Aspect
level
Land use
pasture

Dating

Dating
undated
Dating reliability
D - None

Interior and investigation

Investigations
1st Identified Map Depiction (1842); Earthwork Survey (1906)

Identifiers

HER
Archaeological Survey of Ireland SMR Database CL042-032
National record
record CL 042
Wikidata
Q31078491

Sources