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Caherrush

Clare, Republic of Ireland ยท Atlas IR1614

Location

Atlas number
IR1614 (1614)
Country
Republic of Ireland
Current county or unitary authority
Clare
Historic county
Clare
Parish, community, or townland
Caherrush
Latitude
52.83305
Longitude
-9.45372
Altitude
3 m

Form and condition

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

Landscape

Topographic position
coastal promontory
Aspect
west
Land use
pasture

Dating

Dating
undated
Dating reliability
D - None

Identifiers

HER
Archaeological Survey of Ireland SMR Database CL030-020001
National record
record CL 030
Wikidata
Q31080877

Sources