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Donaghintraine

Sligo, Republic of Ireland ยท Atlas IR1292

Location

Atlas number
IR1292 (1292)
Country
Republic of Ireland
Current county or unitary authority
Sligo
Historic county
Sligo
Parish, community, or townland
Donaghintraine
Latitude
54.26527
Longitude
-8.85539
Altitude
2 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
0
Possible original entrances
0
Breaks through the ramparts
0
Enclosed area
0.09 ha
Footprint
0.1 ha
Enclosing works, as visible
earthen bank

Landscape

Topographic position
coastal promontory
Aspect
north
Land use
pasture

Dating

Dating
undated
Dating reliability
D - None

Interior and investigation

Investigations
1st Identified Written Reference (1890); 1st Identified Map Depiction (1913)

Identifiers

HER
Archaeological Survey of Ireland SMR Database SL012-011
National record
record SL 012
Wikidata
Q31075180

Sources

References

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