Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Promontory fort - coastal
Lackavaun, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Lackavaun
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Dooneen (1904)
- Coordinates
- 51.52575, -9.73273
- SMR number
- CO138-017----
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 1841 "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Irregular area projecting N into Dunmanus Bay. Defended at neck by two banks. Outer bank made up of rock outcrop (W side) and earthen bank (H 0.5m). Inner earthen bank (H 1m), stone faced externally. Interior made up of two rocky ridges joined by sea arch (marked 'Cavern' on both eds OS 6-inch map).
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
- Cairn - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Burial ground1 mi
- Fish palace1 mi
- Standing stone1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.