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Kilbaha South

Clare, Republic of Ireland ยท Atlas IR1579

Location

Atlas number
IR1579 (1579)
Country
Republic of Ireland
Current county or unitary authority
Clare
Historic county
Clare
Parish, community, or townland
Kilbaha South
Latitude
52.56085
Longitude
-9.93688
Altitude
27 m

Form and condition

Type
promontory fort
Condition
Likely destroyed
Complete rampart circuit
No
Number of ramparts
0
Number of ditches
0
Possible original entrances
0
Breaks through the ramparts
0
Enclosed area
0.52 ha
Footprint
0.52 ha

Landscape

Topographic position
coastal promontory
Aspect
level
Land use
coastal grassland

Dating

Dating
undated
Dating reliability
D - None

Interior and investigation

Investigations
1st Identified Map Depiction (1839); 1st Identified Written Reference (1898)

Identifiers

HER
Archaeological Survey of Ireland SMR Database CL071-001001
National record
record CL 071
Wikidata
Q31080065

Sources

References

  1. Westropp, T.J. 1898. Note on Forts, Loop Head, Co. Clare. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland 28, 409-12.