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Howth
Dublin, Republic of Ireland ยท Atlas IR3065
Location
- Atlas number
- IR3065 (3065)
- Country
- Republic of Ireland
- Current county or unitary authority
- Dublin
- Historic county
- Dublin
- Parish, community, or townland
- Howth
- Latitude
- 53.37554
- Longitude
- -6.07662
- Altitude
- 160 m
Form and condition
- Type
- contour fort
- Condition
- Extant
- Morphology
- univallate
- Complete rampart circuit
- Yes
- Number of ramparts
- 1
- Number of ditches
- 0
- Possible original entrances
- 0
- Breaks through the ramparts
- 0
- Enclosed area
- 0.1 ha
- Enclosing works, as visible
- stone wall
Landscape
- Topographic position
- hilltop and knoll or outcrop
- Aspect
- level
- Land use
- scrub or bracken and heather moorland
Dating
- Dating
- undated
- Dating reliability
- D - None
Interior and investigation
- Investigations
- 1st Identified Written Reference (1922)
Identifiers
- HER
- Archaeological Survey of Ireland SMR Database DU019-004002
- National record
- record DU 019
- Wikidata
- Q31070311
Sources
References
- Westropp, T. 1922. The promontory forts and adjoining remains in Leinster part 1. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland 52, 52-76.