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Kilkillogue

Sligo, Republic of Ireland ยท Atlas IR1290

Location

Atlas number
IR1290 (1290)
Country
Republic of Ireland
Current county or unitary authority
Sligo
Historic county
Sligo
Parish, community, or townland
Kilkillogue
Latitude
54.46941
Longitude
-8.46833
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 0, SW 2, NW 0
Number of ditches
1
Possible original entrances
0
Breaks through the ramparts
0
Enclosed area
0.06 ha
Footprint
0.12 ha
Enclosing works, as visible
earthen bank
Also recorded
ditches

Landscape

Topographic position
coastal promontory
Aspect
northeast
Land use
pasture

Dating

Dating
undated
Dating reliability
D - None

Interior and investigation

Investigations
1st Identified Written Reference (1837); Other (1991)

Identifiers

HER
Archaeological Survey of Ireland SMR Database SL002-001
National record
record SL 002
Wikidata
Q31075116

Sources

References

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