Satellite Imagery
Satellite Imagery
HER: Northern Ireland Sites and Monuments Record TYR065:014 (None)
NMR: TYR 065 (None)
SM: TYR065:014
NGR: H5478050500
X: 654719 Y: 850501 (IRENET95)
Circular contour fort positioned on the summit of hilltop with panoramic views from the interior. Gently rising terrain to the S restricts extended visibility in this area. The hillfort consists of a well defined bank-ditch arrangement best preserved at the S and W. Here, the inner bank measures 3.5m wide, 1.5m high internally and 2.1m above the bottom of the external ditch. In some areas there is evidence for a stone revetment on its outer face. The ditch measures 3m wide and up to 0.4m deep. The N half of the site is defined by a scarp 2m high. There is also evidence for stone revetment on the outer face of this scarp. A possible original entrance was recorded at the S consisting of a simple 2.5m break in the enclosing elements. There are no obvious internal features visible on the surface. The site is currently under pasture, with some tree cover over the enclosing elements. Site survey by the Northern Ireland Sites and Monuments Records in 1989.
Citizen Science: ✗
Reliability of Data: Confirmed
Reliability of Interpretation: Confirmed
X: -796747 Y: 7246310 (EPSG: 3857)
Longitude: -7.1572981561657025 Latitude: 54.400163262936886 (EPSG:4326)
Country: Northern Ireland
Current County or Unitary Authority: Tyrone
Historic County: Tyrone
Current Parish/Community/Council/Townland: Clogher
Mostly well defined hillfort, although there has been some leveling at the N, where the enclosing elements survive as a scarp.
| 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 positioned on the summit of hilltop with panoramic views from the interior. Gently rising terrain to the S restricts extended visibility in this area.
| 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: Hilltop.
| North | ✓ |
| Northeast | ✓ |
| East | ✓ |
| Southeast | ✓ |
| South | ✓ |
| Southwest | ✓ |
| West | ✓ |
| Northwest | ✓ |
| Level | ✗ |
Altitude: 104.0m
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 |
Site survey by the Northern Ireland Sites and Monuments Record.
| Other (1989): | Site survey by the 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 | ✗ |
A possible original entrance was recorded at the S consisting of a simple 2.5m break in the enclosing elements.
| 1: | None |
| 2: | None |
Guard Chambers: ✗
Chevaux de Frise: ✗
| 1. Simple Gap (South): | Simple 2.5m wide break in bank. |
The hillfort consists of a well defined bank-ditch arrangement best preserved at the S and W. Here, the inner bank measures 3.5m wide, 1.5m high internally and 2.1m above the external ditch. In some areas there is evidence for a stone revetment on its outer face. The ditch measures 3m wide and up to 0.4m deep. The N half of the site is defined by a scarp 2m high. There is also evidence for stone revetment on the outer face of this scarp.
| Area 1: | 0.31ha. |
| Total: | 0.31ha. |
Total Footprint Area: 0.36ha.
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 | ✗ |
Earthen bank with external stone facing.
| 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 |
| ✓ | External ditch. |
Number of Ditches: 1
| ✗ | None |
Northern Ireland Sites and Monuments Records.
Atlas of Hillforts:
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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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