Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Promontory fort - coastal
Dún Ceartáin Nó Gleann An Ghad, County Mayo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Dún Ceartáin Nó Gleann An Ghad
- County
- Mayo
- Country
- Ireland
- SMR number
- MA004-019----
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The National Monuments Service's description
A small north facing headland lying in an area of fertile pasture is cut off from the mainland by a straight deep ditch, with earthen banks visible on either side of it. The site is flanked by steep cliffs and measures about 15m long. This site had not been previously recorded and though seen from the air it could not be located on the ground.
These descriptions are derived from the MA thesis of Markus Casey 1999 The coastal promontory forts of Ireland. A survey of counties Sligo, Mayo, Galway and Clare. Unpublished MA thesis, National University of Ireland, Galway.
Date of upload: 5 December 2018
References
Casey, M. 1999 The coastal promontory forts of Ireland. A survey of counties Sligo, Mayo, Galway and Clare. Unpublished MA thesis, National University of Ireland, Galway.