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Clogher

Tyrone, Northern Ireland · Atlas NI0813

Clogher is a contour fort in Clogher, Tyrone, Northern Ireland.

Other names on the record: Tobercurry.

It is recorded as extant, with a univallate rampart form, surface evidence of earthen bank, and an enclosed area of 1.5 hectares.

Banks or ramparts are the remains most likely to be visible.

The topographic record places it on a hilltop and at 98 m.

The aspect is recorded as level.

Recorded land use includes woodland and pasture.

Dating evidence is recorded for 1200–800 BC and AD 400–800 (Artefactual and C14). Reliability is recorded as B - Medium.

A scheduled monument number is recorded (TYR 58:33).

Location

Atlas number
NI0813 (813)
Country
Northern Ireland
Current county or unitary authority
Tyrone
Historic county
Tyrone
Parish, community, or townland
Clogher
Latitude
54.40749
Longitude
-7.17147
Altitude
98 m

Form and condition

Type
contour fort
Condition
Extant
Morphology
univallate
Complete rampart circuit
Yes
Number of ramparts
1
Number of ditches
1
Possible original entrances
0
Breaks through the ramparts
8
Enclosed area
1.5 ha
Footprint
1.6 ha
Enclosing works, as visible
earthen bank
Enclosing works, excavated
earthen bank

Landscape

Topographic position
hilltop
Aspect
level
Land use
woodland and pasture

Dating

Dating
1200–800 BC and AD 400–800
Dating evidence
Artefactual and C14
Dating reliability
B - Medium

Interior and investigation

Interior excavation
pits and postholes
Finds
pottery, metal, and metalworking
Investigations
1st Identified Written Reference (1966); Other (1989); Excavation (1971-1979)

Identifiers

Scheduled monument number
TYR 58:33
HER
Northern Ireland Sites and Monuments Record TYR058:033
National record
record TYR 058
Wikidata
Q31085213

Sources

References

  1. Evens, E. 1966. Prehistoric and Early Christian Ireland: a Guide. Batsford, London.
  2. Waddell, J. 1998. The Prehistoric Archaeology of Ireland. Wordwell, Wicklow.
  3. Warner, R. 1971. Archaeological excavations at Clogher, Co. Tyrone, 1971. http://www.excavations.ie/Pages/Details.php?Year=&County=Meath&id=5473.
  4. Warner, R. 1972. Archaeological excavations at Clogher, Co. Tyrone, 1972, http://www.excavations.ie/Pages/Details.php?Year=&County=Tyrone&id=5527.
  5. Warner, R. 1973. Archaeological excavations at Clogher, Co. Tyrone, 1973, http://www.excavations.ie/Pages/Details.php?Year=&County=Tyrone&id=5592.
  6. Warner, R. 1974. Archaeological excavations at Clogher, Co. Tyrone, 1974, http://www.excavations.ie/Pages/Details.php?Year=&County=Tyrone&id=5572.
  7. Warner, R. 1975. Archaeological excavations at Clogher, Co. Tyrone, 1975, http://www.excavations.ie/Pages/Details.php?Year=&County=Tyrone&id=5631.
  8. Warner, R. 1979. Archaeological excavations at Clogher, Co. Tyrone, 1979, http://www.excavations.ie/Pages/Details.php?Year=&County=Tyrone&id=5739.
  9. Warner, R 2009. Clogher in late prehistory. In G Cooney, K Becker, J Coles, M Ryan and S Sievers (eds), Relics of Old Decency: Archaeological Studies in Later Prehistory. Wordwell, Dublin. 507_518.