County: Cork Site name: Donaghmore promontory fort
Sites and Monuments Record No.: CO136-071 Licence number: 21E0491
Author: William O'Brien
Site type: Coastal promontory fort
Period/Dating: —
ITM: E 545251m, N 537676m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 51.588942, -8.790117
Sample excavation was undertaken in August 2021 at a coastal promontory fort at Donaghmore, Lislevane, near Timoleague, Co. Cork. The monument is significantly damaged by coastal erosion, which will eventually result in its destruction. The stratification of the interior was recorded, providing information on construction, occupation and abandonment. Evidence of fires was recovered, as well as a stone setting that was possibly part of a built structure. There are no finds, but samples were recovered for radiocarbon dating, the results of which are pending.
Department of Archaeology, University College Cork
