Satellite Imagery
Satellite Imagery
HER: Northern Ireland Sites and Monuments Record DOW034:032 (None)
NMR: DOW 034 (None)
SM: DOW034:032
NGR: J1344041630
X: 713367 Y: 841633 (IRENET95)
Circular contour fort at the summit of Dromorebrague hill, which is positioned at the centre of an elongated E-W running ridge. There are panoramic views from the summit. The enclosing elements survive as part of a field system except at the N, where they are levelled. They comprise a bank with external ditch. The bank varies in height. At the W, it measures 1.3m high and 5.4m wide. It stands 2.4m above the base of the external ditch. The ditch measures 1.4m wide and approximately 1m deep. No obvious entrance features apparent. The interior slopes gradually to the N. There are no obvious features visible on the surface. No dating has been obtained for the hillfort. The site is currently under pasture, although the hillfort bank is covered in trees. First map depiction in first edition Ordnance Survey maps where the fort is recognized as 'Dromorebrague Fort'. Surveyed by the Northern Ireland Sites and Monuments Record.
Citizen Science: ✗
Reliability of Data: Confirmed
Reliability of Interpretation: Confirmed
X: -696616 Y: 7229247 (EPSG: 3857)
Longitude: -6.257805068419283 Latitude: 54.310840623950234 (EPSG:4326)
Country: Northern Ireland
Current County or Unitary Authority: Down
Historic County: Down
Current Parish/Community/Council/Townland: Aghaderg
Mostly extant, surviving as part of a field system. The N section has been levelled.
| 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 | ✗ |
Circular contour fort at the summit of Dromorebrague hill, which is positioned at the centre of an elongated E-W running ridge. There are panoramic views from the summit.
| 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: Dromorebrague Hill.
| North | ✓ |
| Northeast | ✓ |
| East | ✓ |
| Southeast | ✓ |
| South | ✓ |
| Southwest | ✓ |
| West | ✓ |
| Northwest | ✓ |
| Level | ✗ |
Altitude: 140.0m
N/A
No dating has been obtained for the hillfort.
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 |
First map depiction in first edition Ordnance Survey maps where the fort is recognized as 'Dromorebrague Fort'. Surveyed by the Northern Ireland Sites and Monuments Record.
| 1st Identified Map Depiction (1842): | First edition Ordnance Survey mapping. |
| Other (1993): | Survey by the Northern Ireland Sites and Monuments Record |
The interior slopes gradually to the N. 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 | ✗ |
No obvious entrance features apparent.
| 0: | None |
| 2: | None |
Guard Chambers: ✗
Chevaux de Frise: ✗
The enclosing elements survive as part of a field system except at the N, where they are levelled. They comprise a bank with external ditch. The bank varies in height. At the W, it measures 1.3m high and 5.4m wide. It stands 2.4m above the base of the external ditch. The ditch measures 1.4m wide and approximately 1m deep.
| Area 1: | 0.5ha. |
| Total: | 0.5ha. |
Total Footprint Area: 0.7ha.
None
| ✗ | None |
| ✓ | None |
| NE Quadrant: | 1 |
| SE Quadrant: | 1 |
| SW Quadrant: | 1 |
| 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 information regarding the composition of the bank is 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 |
| ✓ | None |
Number of Ditches: 1
| ✗ | None |
Northern Ireland Sites and Monuments 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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