Satellite Imagery
Satellite Imagery
HER: Northern Ireland Sites and Monuments Record LDY002:006 (None)
NMR: LDY 002 (None)
SM: LDY002:006
NGR: C7596035040
X: 675895 Y: 935023 (IRENET95)
Triangular inland promontory located on the S end of a natural promontory. Excellent visibility to the S, E and W, but the gradual incline to the N of the fort largely obstructs visibility in this direction. Natural steep slopes defend the summit at the E, S and W. At the N side, where the slope is more gradual, an E-W running bank with an internal ditch guard the approach to the promontory. The interior rises 3.5m above the bottom of the ditch and there is no obvious sign of an internal bank. The ditch measures approximately 5.5m wide. The external bank bank stands 1.2m above the ditch and 1.9m above the exterior ground level. It measures approximately 4m in maximum width. There is no obvious entrance apparent. There are no internal features visible on the surface. There have been no archaeological investigations of this site.
Citizen Science: ✗
Reliability of Data: Confirmed
Reliability of Interpretation: Confirmed
X: -757990 Y: 7392338 (EPSG: 3857)
Longitude: -6.8091432335747175 Latitude: 55.15669790386697 (EPSG:4326)
Country: Northern Ireland
Current County or Unitary Authority: Derry
Historic County: Derry
Current Parish/Community/Council/Townland: Dunboe
Largely extant however the enclosing elements are heavily overgrown.
| Extant | ✓ |
| Cropmark | ✗ |
| Likely Destroyed | ✗ |
None
| Woodland | ✓ |
| Commercial Forestry Plantation | ✗ |
| Parkland | ✗ |
| Pasture (Grazing) | ✗ |
| Arable | ✗ |
| Scrub/Bracken | ✓ |
| Bare Outcrop | ✗ |
| Heather/Moorland | ✗ |
| Heath | ✗ |
| Built-up | ✗ |
| Coastal Grassland | ✗ |
| Other | ✗ |
Triangular inland promontory located on the S end of a natural promontory. Excellent visibility to the S, E and W, however, the gradual incline to the N of the fort largely obstructs visibility in this direction. A stream flows along the E edge of the site, while at the W, the fort directly overlooks a lake.
| Contour Fort | ✗ |
| Partial Contour Fort | ✗ |
| Promontory Fort | ✓ |
| Hillslope Fort | ✗ |
| Level Terrain Fort | ✗ |
| Marsh Fort | ✗ |
| Multiple Enclosure Fort | ✗ |
| Hilltop | ✗ |
| Coastal Promontory | ✗ |
| Inland Promontory | ✓ |
| Valley Bottom | ✗ |
| Knoll/Hillock/Outcrop | ✗ |
| Ridge | ✗ |
| Cliff/Plateau-edge/Scarp | ✗ |
| Hillslope | ✗ |
| Lowland | ✗ |
| Spur | ✗ |
Dominant Topographic Feature: Promontory.
| North | ✗ |
| Northeast | ✗ |
| East | ✓ |
| Southeast | ✓ |
| South | ✓ |
| Southwest | ✓ |
| West | ✓ |
| Northwest | ✗ |
| Level | ✗ |
Altitude: 55.0m
N/A
None.
Reliability: D - None
| Pre 1200BC | ✗ |
| 1200BC - 800BC | ✗ |
| 800BC - 400BC | ✗ |
| 400BC - AD50 | ✗ |
| AD50 - AD400 | ✗ |
| AD400 - AD 800 | ✗ |
| Post AD800 | ✗ |
| Unknown | ✓ |
| Pre Hillfort: | None |
| Post Hillfort: | None |
There have been no archaeological investigations of this hillfort.
| 1st Identified Map Depiction (1832): | 1st edition 6-inch OS map |
| Other (1984): | Description in Northern Ireland Sites and Monuments Record |
There are no obvious features visible on the surface.
None
| None | ✓ |
| Spring | ✗ |
| Stream | ✗ |
| Pool | ✗ |
| Flush | ✗ |
| Well | ✗ |
| Other | ✗ |
None
| No Known Features | ✓ |
| Round Stone Structures | ✗ |
| Rectangular Stone Structures | ✗ |
| Curvilinear Platforms | ✗ |
| Other Roundhouse Evidence | ✗ |
| Pits | ✗ |
| Quarry Hollows | ✗ |
| Other | ✗ |
None
| No Known Excavation | ✓ |
| Pits | ✗ |
| Postholes | ✗ |
| Roundhouses | ✗ |
| Rectangular Structures | ✗ |
| Roads/Tracks | ✗ |
| Quarry Hollows | ✗ |
| Other | ✗ |
| Nothing Found | ✗ |
None
| No Known Geophysics | ✓ |
| Pits | ✗ |
| Roundhouses | ✗ |
| Rectangular Structures | ✗ |
| Roads/Tracks | ✗ |
| Quarry Hollows | ✗ |
| Other | ✗ |
| Nothing Found | ✗ |
None
| No Known Finds | ✓ |
| Pottery | ✗ |
| Metal | ✗ |
| Metalworking | ✗ |
| Human Bones | ✗ |
| Animal Bones | ✗ |
| Lithics | ✗ |
| Environmental | ✗ |
| Other | ✗ |
NO APPARENT FEATURES
| APs Not Checked | ✗ |
| None | ✓ |
| Roundhouses | ✗ |
| Rectangular Structures | ✗ |
| Pits | ✗ |
| Postholes | ✗ |
| Roads/Tracks | ✗ |
| Other | ✗ |
There are no obvious entrance features apparent.
| 0: | None |
| 2: | None known |
Guard Chambers: ✗
Chevaux de Frise: ✗
Natural steep slopes defend the summit at the E, S and W. At the N side, where the slow is more gradual, an E-W running bank and internal ditch guard the promontory. There is no obvious sign of an internal bank. The ditch measures approximately 5.5m wide. An outer bank is 1.2m above the ditch and 1.9m above the exterior ground level. It measures approximately 4m in maximum width.
| Area 1: | 0.12ha. |
| Total: | 0.12ha. |
Total Footprint Area: 0.2ha.
None
| ✗ | None |
| ✗ | None |
| NE Quadrant: | 1 |
| SE Quadrant: | 0 |
| SW Quadrant: | 0 |
| NW Quadrant: | 1 |
| Total: | 1 |
| Partial Univallate | ✓ |
| Univallate | ✗ |
| Partial Bivallate | ✗ |
| Bivallate | ✗ |
| Partial Multivallate | ✗ |
| Multivallate | ✗ |
| Unknown | ✗ |
| Partial Univallate | ✗ |
| Univallate | ✗ |
| Partial Bivallate | ✗ |
| Bivallate | ✗ |
| Partial Multivallate | ✗ |
| Multivallate | ✗ |
No description of composition of the bank available.
| None | ✗ |
| Earthen Bank | ✓ |
| Stone Wall | ✗ |
| Rubble | ✗ |
| Wall-walk | ✗ |
| Evidence of Timber | ✗ |
| Vitrification | ✗ |
| Other Burning | ✗ |
| Palisade | ✗ |
| Counter Scarp Bank | ✗ |
| Berm | ✗ |
| Unfinished | ✗ |
| Other | ✗ |
None
| None | ✗ |
| Earthen Bank | ✗ |
| Stone Wall | ✗ |
| Murus Duplex | ✗ |
| Timber-framed | ✗ |
| Timber-laced | ✗ |
| Vitrification | ✗ |
| Other Burning | ✗ |
| Palisade | ✗ |
| Counter Scarp Bank | ✗ |
| Berm | ✗ |
| Unfinished | ✗ |
| No Known Excavation | ✓ |
| Other | ✗ |
| ✗ | None |
| ✓ | Internal ditch. |
Number of Ditches: 1
| ✗ | None. |
No related records
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Lock, Gary and Ralston, Ian. 2024. Atlas of Hillforts of Britain and Ireland. Available at: https://hillforts.arch.ox.ac.uk
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