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Carrownrush

Sligo, Republic of Ireland ยท Atlas IR1295

Location

Atlas number
IR1295 (1295)
Country
Republic of Ireland
Current county or unitary authority
Sligo
Historic county
Sligo
Parish, community, or townland
Carrownrush
Latitude
54.26874
Longitude
-8.87355
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 0, SW 0, NW 1
Number of ditches
0
Possible original entrances
0
Breaks through the ramparts
0
Enclosed area
0.02 ha
Footprint
0.03 ha
Enclosing works, as visible
earthen bank

Landscape

Topographic position
coastal promontory
Aspect
northeast
Land use
pasture

Dating

Dating
undated
Dating reliability
D - None

Identifiers

HER
Archaeological Survey of Ireland SMR Database SL012-007
National record
record SL 007
Wikidata
Q31075398

Sources

References

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