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Promontory fort - coastal

Broomhill, County Wexford, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Promontory fort - coastal, Broomhill, County Wexford, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Broomhill
County
Wexford
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.18424, -6.90682
SMR number
WX049-028001-

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1882 · Ireland (southern half). (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

A 60m long west-facing headland slopes steeply down to the shore in an area of 100’ high sheer cliffs. The 19m wide neck of the promontory shows slight evidence of two low (50cms) earthen banks and a 4m wide shallow intervening fosse. A well-defined causeway crosses the enclosing elements in the centre. A fosse and land commission earthen bank running along the cliff edge outside the fort has disturbed the defences. A slight earthen bank runs around the perimeter of the promontory and a circular hut-site 3m in diameter is visible immediately inside the entrance. Several further indistinguishable earthworks are ranged along the northern cliff edge. The area is one of rolling fertile pasture. (Casey 2001)

Date of upload: 20 January 2020

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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