Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Promontory fort - coastal
Toehead, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Toehead
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Dooneendermotmore (1902)
- Coordinates
- 51.48198, -9.23254
- SMR number
- CO151-040----
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
Sub-rectangular area projecting S into Atlantic; connected to mainland by narrow neck with v-shaped profile. Excavation by O'Kelly (1952, 35-54) showed 'promontory was first converted into a fort by the cutting of a deep, wide fosse accross the narrow neck'. This fosse was re-cut in late medieval times when the headland was re-fortified (CO153-053---). The excavation produced no evidence of occupation on promontory contemporary with earliest phase of fortification. Site now partially overgrown and subject to erosion.
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
- Castle - tower houseunder 1 mi
- Bawnunder 1 mi
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.