Promontory fort - coastal

The National Monuments Service's description

Situated on a coastal promontory jutting S from the mainland. This is a rectangular grass-covered promontory (dims. 60- 90m N-S; 72-110m E-W) cut off at the N by an earthen bank (Wth 11m; int. H 2.1m; ext. H 2.7m; L c. 72m) with an outer flat-bottomed fosse (Wth of top 9.6m; Wth of base 3.8m; D 1.6m). The entrance (Wth 2.75m) and causeway (Wth 2.6m) are towards the centre. The 1840 ed. of the OS 6-inch map depicts a feature (dims. c. 25m E-W; c. 15m N-S) inside the bank at W but it could not be identified by Westropp 1908, 230) and is not extant. (Westropp 1906, 256; 1908, 230; 1914-16, 210-11)

Westropp, T. J. (1906) Notes on certain promontory forts in the counties of Waterford and Wexford. JRSAI, 36, 239-58.
Westropp, T. J. (1908) Promontory forts in the Irrus, County Clare; Part 2. Loop Head and Cross group, JRSAI 36, 221-31.
Westropp, T. J. (1914-16) Fortiified headlands and castles on the south coast of Munster. PRIA C vol. 32, 188-227.

The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Waterford' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.

Compiled by: Michael Moore

Date of upload/revision: 27 May 2011