Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Cliff-edge fort
Dromkeen (carbery East (e.d.) By.), County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Dromkeen (carbery East (e.d.) By.)
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Cliffort (1939)
- Coordinates
- 51.75455, -8.64462
- SMR number
- CO111-008----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
At end of gravel spur overlooking W bank of Bandon River. Roughly oval area (30.7m E-W; 23m N-S) enclosed by deep fosse (D 3.7m) and counterscarp bank (H 0.6m) S->NE; by sheer cliff face NE->S. Interior split-level; W half 2.4m higher.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 1: West Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1992). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009
Nearby in the register
- Country houseunder 1 mi
- Burial groundunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Moated siteunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.