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Aghaglasheen (Achadh Ghlaisên)

Mayo, Republic of Ireland · Atlas IR1869

Location

Atlas number
IR1869 (1869)
Country
Republic of Ireland
Current county or unitary authority
Mayo
Historic county
Mayo
Parish, community, or townland
Aghaglasheen (Achadh Ghlaisn)
Latitude
54.27171
Longitude
-9.95468
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 1, NW 0
Number of ditches
1
Possible original entrances
0
Breaks through the ramparts
0
Enclosed area
0.02 ha
Also recorded
ditches

Landscape

Topographic position
coastal promontory
Aspect
level
Land use
pasture and heather moorland

Dating

Dating
undated
Dating reliability
D - None

Identifiers

HER
Archaeological Survey of Ireland SMR Database MA010-002
National record
record MA 010
Wikidata
Q31074273

Sources