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Caherhurley
Clare, Republic of Ireland ยท Atlas IR0931
Location
- Atlas number
- IR0931 (931)
- Country
- Republic of Ireland
- Current county or unitary authority
- Clare
- Historic county
- Clare
- Parish, community, or townland
- Caherhurley
- Latitude
- 52.88064
- Longitude
- -8.56779
- Altitude
- 97 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
- 3
- Breaks through the ramparts
- 3
- Enclosed area
- 0.25 ha
- Footprint
- 0.36 ha
- Enclosing works, as visible
- earthen bank
- Entrance forms
- Simple Gap (East); Simple Gap (South); Simple Gap (West)
Landscape
- Topographic position
- hilltop
- Aspect
- level
- Land use
- woodland
Dating
- Dating
- undated
- Dating reliability
- D - None
Interior and investigation
- Investigations
- 1st Identified Map Depiction (1842); Earthwork Survey (1906); Other (1908)
Identifiers
- HER
- Archaeological Survey of Ireland SMR Database CL028-046
- National record
- record CL 028
- Wikidata
- Q31078866
Sources
References
- Westropp, T. 1908. Types of ringforts and similar structures remaining in eastern Clare (Quin, Tulla, Boydke) Preceedings of the Royal Irish Academy 27C, 371 - 400.