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Emlagh

Clare, Republic of Ireland ยท Atlas IR1609

Location

Atlas number
IR1609 (1609)
Country
Republic of Ireland
Current county or unitary authority
Clare
Historic county
Clare
Parish, community, or townland
Emlagh
Latitude
52.82339
Longitude
-9.45583
Altitude
5 m

Form and condition

Type
promontory fort
Condition
Cropmark and Likely destroyed
Morphology
partial univallate
Complete rampart circuit
No
Number of ramparts
1
Ramparts by quadrant
NE 1, SE 1, SW 0, NW 0
Number of ditches
1
Possible original entrances
0
Breaks through the ramparts
0
Enclosed area
1.29 ha
Footprint
1.29 ha
Enclosing works, as visible
earthen bank
Also recorded
ditches

Landscape

Topographic position
coastal promontory
Aspect
west
Land use
pasture and arable

Dating

Dating
undated
Dating reliability
D - None

Identifiers

HER
Archaeological Survey of Ireland SMR Database CL030-019001
National record
record CL 030
Wikidata
Q31080805

Sources