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Earlspark

Galway, Republic of Ireland ยท Atlas IR3058

Location

Atlas number
IR3058 (3058)
Country
Republic of Ireland
Current county or unitary authority
Galway
Historic county
Galway
Parish, community, or townland
Earlspark
Latitude
53.17212
Longitude
-8.54161
Altitude
134 m

Form and condition

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

Landscape

Topographic position
hilltop
Aspect
level
Land use
pasture

Dating

Dating
undated
Dating reliability
D - None

Identifiers

HER
Archaeological Survey of Ireland SMR Database GA105-086
National record
record GA 105
Wikidata
Q31069402

Sources