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Carthage

Donegal, Republic of Ireland ยท Atlas IR1356

Carthage is a promontory fort in Carthage, Donegal, Republic of Ireland.

Other names on the record: Donowen.

It is recorded as extant, with a partial univallate rampart form, surface evidence of stone wall, and an enclosed area of 0.07 hectares.

Banks or ramparts are the remains most likely to be visible.

The topographic record places it on a coastal promontory, at 18 m, and facing northwest.

Recorded land use includes pasture.

Location

Atlas number
IR1356 (1356)
Country
Republic of Ireland
Current county or unitary authority
Donegal
Historic county
Donegal
Parish, community, or townland
Carthage
Latitude
55.30297
Longitude
-7.15479
Altitude
18 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 1, NW 1
Number of ditches
0
Possible original entrances
0
Breaks through the ramparts
0
Enclosed area
0.07 ha
Footprint
0.11 ha
Enclosing works, as visible
stone wall

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); Earthwork Survey (1983)

Identifiers

HER
Archaeological Survey of Ireland SMR Database DG005-006001
National record
record DG 005
Wikidata
Q31076049

Sources

References

  1. Davies, O. and Swan, H.P. 1939. The Castles of Inishowen. Ulster Journal of Archaeology 3, Vol 2, 178-208.
  2. Lacey, B. 1983. Archaeological Survey of County Donegal. Lifford