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Dooega (Dumha Ñige-Achill Island)

Mayo (Achill Island), Republic of Ireland · Atlas IR1750

Location

Atlas number
IR1750 (1750)
Country
Republic of Ireland
Current county or unitary authority
Mayo (Achill Island)
Historic county
Mayo
Parish, community, or townland
Dooega
Latitude
53.91991
Longitude
-10.03040
Altitude
5 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
Number of ditches
1
Possible original entrances
0
Breaks through the ramparts
0
Enclosing works, as visible
earthen bank and stone wall
Also recorded
ditches

Landscape

Topographic position
coastal promontory
Aspect
east
Land use
pasture

Dating

Dating
undated
Dating reliability
D - None

Interior and investigation

Investigations
1st Identified Map Depiction (1839); Earthwork Survey (1914)

Identifiers

HER
Archaeological Survey of Ireland SMR Database MA054A002
National record
record MA 054
Wikidata
Q31118288

Sources

References

  1. Westropp, T.J. 1914. The promontory forts and early remains of islands of Connacht. The Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland 44, 297-337.