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Ballyherragh

Clare, Republic of Ireland ยท Atlas IR1589

Location

Atlas number
IR1589 (1589)
Country
Republic of Ireland
Current county or unitary authority
Clare
Historic county
Clare
Parish, community, or townland
Ballyherragh
Latitude
52.93198
Longitude
-9.46146
Altitude
4 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
Possible original entrances
0
Breaks through the ramparts
1
Enclosed area
0.6 ha
Footprint
0.63 ha
Enclosing works, as visible
earthen bank

Landscape

Topographic position
coastal promontory
Aspect
east and southeast
Land use
pasture and arable

Dating

Dating
undated
Dating reliability
D - None

Identifiers

HER
Archaeological Survey of Ireland SMR Database CL022-001
National record
record CL 022
Wikidata
Q31080640

Sources