Croagh Inland Promontory Fort

The saved record identifies Croagh Inland Promontory Fort as Promontory fort — inland. It does not safely name its makers or a precise construction date. The saved detailed account records: Described as a 'Small, circular, flattish area surrounded by a small, wide bank. At the SW end of interior is a narrow depression (deep) extending from the perimeter to circular slight rock-cut depression (4m in diam) - latter with remnants of a tiny earthen bank on S quadrant. Earthwork sited at S tip of narrow rocky ridge with a sheer drop on S,W &E. Diam (mid-bank) NE-SW = 18m, W-E = 14m'. (SMR File) Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload/revision: : 19 July 2010

Its classification points to ritual, marking, defence or gathering. The saved wording does not establish the full building method, ceremonies or length of use, so those details remain open.

No safe list of excavated objects, bones, carvings or dates is supplied by the short saved record. Finds are not invented from the place type or local name.

The public record still maps Croagh Inland Promontory Fort as Promontory fort — inland. The point may mark standing remains, earthworks, a buried site or the centre of a wider area, and this first account keeps that difference visible.

The place preserves physical evidence or local memory connected with promontory fort — inland. Its source and exact position give later research a firm starting point without turning uncertain tradition into fact.