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Treanbeg

Mayo, Republic of Ireland ยท Atlas IR1080

Location

Atlas number
IR1080 (1080)
Country
Republic of Ireland
Current county or unitary authority
Mayo
Historic county
Mayo
Parish, community, or townland
Treanbeg
Latitude
53.93399
Longitude
-9.57093
Altitude
12 m

Form and condition

Type
promontory fort
Condition
Extant
Morphology
partial bivallate
Complete rampart circuit
No
Number of ramparts
2
Ramparts by quadrant
NE 2, SE 0, SW 0, NW 0
Number of ditches
1
Possible original entrances
1
Breaks through the ramparts
1
Enclosed area
1.8 ha
Footprint
1.87 ha
Enclosing works, as visible
rubble
Also recorded
ditches
Entrance forms
Simple Gap (North east)

Landscape

Topographic position
inland promontory
Aspect
level
Land use
pasture

Dating

Dating
undated
Dating reliability
D - None

Identifiers

HER
Archaeological Survey of Ireland SMR Database MA057-001001
National record
record MA 057
Wikidata
Q31072139

Sources