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Carrownrush

Sligo, Republic of Ireland ยท Atlas IR1294

Location

Atlas number
IR1294 (1294)
Country
Republic of Ireland
Current county or unitary authority
Sligo
Historic county
Sligo
Parish, community, or townland
Carrownrush
Latitude
54.26946
Longitude
-8.87556
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
0
Possible original entrances
0
Breaks through the ramparts
0
Enclosed area
0.05 ha
Footprint
0.06 ha
Enclosing works, as visible
earthen bank

Landscape

Topographic position
coastal promontory
Aspect
northwest
Land use
pasture

Dating

Dating
undated
Dating reliability
D - None

Interior and investigation

Investigations
1st Identified Map Depiction (1913)

Identifiers

HER
Archaeological Survey of Ireland SMR Database SL012-006
National record
record SL 012
Wikidata
Q31075340

Sources

References

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