Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Promontory fort - coastal
Cloghfune, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Cloghfune
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Indicated (1904)
- Coordinates
- 51.62029, -10.07954
- SMR number
- CO127-002001-
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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
Small oval area projecting N into Ballydonegan Bay, isolated from mainland by long narrow neck. Stone-based earthen bank (H 2.9m) crosses neck at junction with interior. Break in bank to SE (Wth 1.5m); stone (H 0.9m; 0.38m; 0.15m) on E side of break described by Westropp (1921, 5) as 'a gate pier'. Interior much collapse into sea, particularly on NE side. Possible souterrain (CO127-002002-) to W.
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
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Promontory fort - coastalunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.