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Cloghans

Mayo, Republic of Ireland ยท Atlas IR1079

Location

Atlas number
IR1079 (1079)
Country
Republic of Ireland
Current county or unitary authority
Mayo
Historic county
Mayo
Parish, community, or townland
Cloghans
Latitude
54.06146
Longitude
-9.21955
Altitude
9 m

Form and condition

Type
promontory fort
Condition
Likely destroyed
Morphology
univallate
Complete rampart circuit
Yes
Number of ramparts
1
Number of ditches
1
Possible original entrances
0
Breaks through the ramparts
0
Enclosed area
0.09 ha
Footprint
0.15 ha

Landscape

Topographic position
inland promontory
Aspect
north
Land use
pasture and scrub or bracken

Dating

Dating
undated
Dating reliability
D - None

Interior and investigation

Investigations
1st Identified Map Depiction (1906)

Identifiers

HER
Archaeological Survey of Ireland SMR Database MA039-120
National record
record MA 039
Wikidata
Q31072046

Sources