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Dunbrattin

Waterford, Republic of Ireland ยท Atlas IR0976

Location

Atlas number
IR0976 (976)
Country
Republic of Ireland
Current county or unitary authority
Waterford
Historic county
Waterford
Parish, community, or townland
Dunbrattin
Latitude
52.13447
Longitude
-7.30828
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 1, SE 0, SW 0, NW 0
Number of ditches
1
Possible original entrances
1
Breaks through the ramparts
1
Enclosed area
0.07 ha
Footprint
0.12 ha
Enclosing works, as visible
earthen bank
Also recorded
ditches
Entrance forms
Simple Gap (North east)

Landscape

Topographic position
coastal promontory
Aspect
southwest
Land use
pasture

Dating

Dating
undated
Dating reliability
D - None

Interior and investigation

Investigations
1st Identified Map Depiction (1900); Earthwork Survey (1989); 1st Identified Written Reference (1914-1916)

Identifiers

HER
Archaeological Survey of Ireland SMR Database WA025-069002
National record
record WA 025
Wikidata
Q31082875

Sources

References

  1. Moore, M. 1999. Archaeological inventory of County Waterford, 64-8. The stationary Office, Dublin.
  2. Tracey, C.M 1983. Possible souterrain at Dunbrattin Head. Decies 24, 37-9
  3. Westropp, T.J. 1914-16 Fortified headlands and castles on the south coast of Munster: Part II, from Ardmore to Dunmore, Co. Waterford. Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy 32C, 188-227.