Promontory fort — Report the wrong picture

What is recorded here

Inishgort island in County Galway still holds a low grassed-over stone wall stretching one hundred and twenty metres across its southern tip. The rampart once divided higher ground from lower ground, but rising seas and storm surges have nearly erased the promontory itself. What remains is a ghost of human boundary, half-swallowed by the Atlantic and waiting for the next storm to finish what it began.

At the S end of Inishgort island. This possible promontory fort was recorded by Mr. M. Gibbons. A low-lying promontory is cut off from the rest of the island by a rampart consisting of a low grassed-over stone wall (L 120m; Wth 2m; H 0.5m). The rampart runs across the island from W to E and separates the higher N two-thirds of it from the lower S part. No trace of a ditch is evident. The promontory itself is now almost cut through by rising sea levels and frequent storm surges, and extensive storm beaches along its W and E sides have almost merged, apart from a central strip of vegetation between them, and the S tip is almost completely cut off. A cashel (GA009D047001-) and midden (GA009D048----) lie c. 42m and c. 73m to the S respectively. The following image has been uploaded courtesy of Mr. M. Gibbons: GA009D046----.pdf Compiled by: Olive Alcock with information supplied by Mr. M. Gibbons Date of upload: 7 June 2023

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