Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Promontory fort - inland
Croagh (corkermore Ed), County Donegal, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Croagh (corkermore Ed)
- County
- Donegal
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- NULL
- Coordinates
- 54.68954, -8.33743
- SMR number
- DG092-017----
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 1881 "Ireland to Illustrate the Military Condition of the Country." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Described as a 'Small, circular, flattish area surrounded by a small, wide bank. At the SW end of interior is a narrow depression (deep) extending from the perimeter to circular slight rock-cut depression (4m in diam) - latter with remnants of a tiny earthen bank on S quadrant. Earthwork sited at S tip of narrow rocky ridge with a sheer drop on S,W &E. Diam (mid-bank) NE-SW = 18m, W-E = 14m'. (SMR File)
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload/revision: : 19 July 2010
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rath1 mi
- Ringfort - rath1 mi
- Ringfort - rath2 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.