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Clashmelcon

Kerry, Republic of Ireland ยท Atlas IR1273

Location

Atlas number
IR1273 (1273)
Country
Republic of Ireland
Current county or unitary authority
Kerry
Historic county
Kerry
Parish, community, or townland
Clashmelcon
Latitude
52.46848
Longitude
-9.74388
Altitude
6 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 1, SW 0, NW 0
Number of ditches
1
Possible original entrances
0
Breaks through the ramparts
0
Enclosed area
0.23 ha
Footprint
0.36 ha
Also recorded
ditches

Landscape

Topographic position
coastal promontory
Aspect
level
Land use
pasture

Dating

Dating
undated
Dating reliability
D - None

Interior and investigation

Interior surface
rectangular stone structures and other roundhouse evidence
Investigations
1st Identified Map Depiction (1841); Earthwork Survey (1995)

Identifiers

HER
Archaeological Survey of Ireland SMR Database KE009-024001
National record
record KE 009
Wikidata
Q31082672

Sources

References

  1. Toal, C. 1995. North Kerry Archaeological Survey. Dingle