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Garrarus

Waterford, Republic of Ireland ยท Atlas IR0980

Location

Atlas number
IR0980 (980)
Country
Republic of Ireland
Current county or unitary authority
Waterford
Historic county
Waterford
Parish, community, or townland
Garrarus
Latitude
52.13435
Longitude
-7.19849
Altitude
12 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
2
Possible original entrances
0
Breaks through the ramparts
1
Enclosed area
0.18 ha
Footprint
0.27 ha
Enclosing works, as visible
earthen bank
Also recorded
ditches

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 (1840); 1st Identified Written Reference (1906); Earthwork Survey (1908); Earthwork Survey (1989); Earthwork Survey (1914-1918)

Identifiers

HER
Archaeological Survey of Ireland SMR Database WA026-038
National record
record WA 026
Wikidata
Q31082916

Sources

References

  1. Moore, M. 1999. Archaeological inventory of County Waterford, 64-8. The stationary Office, Dublin.
  2. Westropp, T. J. 1906. Notes on certain Promontory Forts in the counties of Waterford and Wexford. The Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland 36 (3), 239-25.
  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