What is recorded here
On the crest at the S end of a slight NW-SE spur, and described as 'Kilcommon Fort' in gothic lettering on the OS 6-inch maps. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 79.8m N-S; 79.1m E-W) defined by a grass and scrub-covered bank (at ESE: Wth 4.7m; H 0.2-0.5m) ENE-SSE surviving E of a N-S field wall. Elsewhere the perimeter is defined by a scarp (H 0.2-0.5m). There is no visible fosse or identifiable original entrance. Kilcommon church (RO045-116001-) is immediately to the S.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
Places near here
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IndicatedEnclosure · 1.0 mi
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Carrownure BayBay · 1.3 mi
Church (in Ruins)Religious house, Fratres Cruciferi · 1.6 mi
Rindown CastleCastle, Anglo-Norman masonry castle · 1.7 mi
RindoonWood · 1.7 mi
Black IslandsIslet · 2.2 mi
St. John's WoodWood · 2.3 mi
Kings IslandIslet · 2.4 mi
CastleCastle, tower house · 3.7 mi