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Carrowmoran

Sligo, Republic of Ireland ยท Atlas IR1288

Location

Atlas number
IR1288 (1288)
Country
Republic of Ireland
Current county or unitary authority
Sligo
Historic county
Sligo
Parish, community, or townland
Carrowmoran
Latitude
54.25709
Longitude
-8.84139
Altitude
7 m

Form and condition

Type
promontory fort
Condition
Extant
Morphology
partial bivallate
Complete rampart circuit
No
Number of ramparts
2
Ramparts by quadrant
NE 0, SE 2, SW 0, NW 0
Number of ditches
2
Possible original entrances
0
Breaks through the ramparts
0
Enclosed area
0.08 ha
Footprint
0.13 ha
Enclosing works, as visible
earthen bank
Also recorded
ditches

Landscape

Topographic position
coastal promontory
Aspect
level
Land use
pasture
Water source
stream

Dating

Dating
undated
Dating reliability
D - None

Interior and investigation

Investigations
Other (2014)

Identifiers

HER
Archaeological Survey of Ireland SMR Database SL012-013
National record
record SL 012
Wikidata
Q31075094

Sources

References

  1. http://webgis.archaeology.ie/NationalMonuments/FlexViewer/