Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Promontory fort - coastal
Dunworly, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Dunworly
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Indicated (1902)
- Coordinates
- 51.58375, -8.75179
- SMR number
- CO136-100----
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
Rectangular area projecting W into Dunworley Bay. Westropp (1914-16, 96) recorded sea had cut 'a deep cove' into N part of interior leaving narrow spur projecting on this side. He noted deep fosse and high bank crossing neck and continuing along the projecting spur. Small section of bank (H 3.15m) now remains on N side but is collapsing into sea; fosse (D 3.4m), causewayed to S; counterscarp bank (H 1m). Gravel quarry on S side just inside fosse. Interior eroding along edges.
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
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.