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Garristown

Dublin, Republic of Ireland ยท Atlas IR1029

Location

Atlas number
IR1029 (1029)
Country
Republic of Ireland
Current county or unitary authority
Dublin
Historic county
Dublin
Parish, community, or townland
Garristown
Latitude
53.56358
Longitude
-6.39341
Altitude
168 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
2
Enclosed area
0.44 ha
Footprint
0.54 ha
Enclosing works, as visible
earthen bank
Entrance forms
Simple Gap (North); Simple Gap (South)

Landscape

Topographic position
hilltop
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 DU003-004001
National record
record DU 003
Wikidata
Q31069908

Sources