Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Cliff-edge fort
Killowen (kinalea By.), County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Killowen (kinalea By.)
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Doonsorske (1935)
- Coordinates
- 51.72740, -8.33796
- SMR number
- CO113-023----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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
On edge of sheer cliff-face overlooking sea; severely damaged by sea erosion; around half site in existence on 1842 OS 6-inch map; diam c. 60m. Remaining interior D-shaped, almost completely fallen into sea; enclosed by two earthen banks (H 5m) with intervening flat-based fosse (D c. 1m). External fosse infilled but visible in cliff-face. Erosion still taking place here. Site was much less eroded when inspected by Westropp (1914, 97).
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 2: East and South Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1994). 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
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Country houseunder 1 mi
- Kiln - limeunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.