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Ballynahinch

Clare, Republic of Ireland ยท Atlas IR3056

Location

Atlas number
IR3056 (3056)
Country
Republic of Ireland
Current county or unitary authority
Clare
Historic county
Clare
Parish, community, or townland
Ballynahinch
Latitude
52.88123
Longitude
-8.66100
Altitude
53 m

Form and condition

Type
contour fort
Condition
Likely destroyed
Morphology
univallate
Complete rampart circuit
No
Number of ramparts
1
Possible original entrances
1
Breaks through the ramparts
1
Enclosed area
0.1 ha
Footprint
0.26 ha
Enclosing works, as visible
earthen bank
Entrance forms
Simple Gap (South west)

Landscape

Topographic position
hilltop and knoll or outcrop
Aspect
level
Land use
pasture

Dating

Dating
undated
Dating reliability
D - None

Interior and investigation

Investigations
1st Identified Map Depiction (1842); Other (1906)

Identifiers

HER
Archaeological Survey of Ireland SMR Database CL028-023
National record
record CL 028
Wikidata
Q31080921

Sources