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The promontory fort (coastal) in West-Town is in County Waterford, Ireland. It occupies a rectangular grass-covered promontory jutting south from the mainland, measuring 60 to 90 metres north to south and 72 to 110 metres east to west. An earthen bank, 11 metres wide and roughly 72 metres long, cuts the promontory off at the north, standing 2.1 metres high on the inside and 2.7 metres high on the outside. Beyond the bank runs a flat-bottomed fosse 9.6 metres wide at the top, 3.8 metres wide at the base and 1.6 metres deep.

Situated on a coastal promontory jutting S from the mainland. This is a rectangular grass-covered promontory (dims. 60- 90m N-S; 72-110m E-W) cut off at the N by an earthen bank (Wth 11m; int. H 2.1m; ext. H 2.7m; L c. 72m) with an outer flat-bottomed fosse (Wth of top 9.6m; Wth of base 3.8m; D 1.6m). The entrance (Wth 2.75m) and causeway (Wth 2.6m) are towards the centre. The 1840 ed. of the OS 6-inch map depicts a feature (dims. c. 25m E-W; c. 15m N-S) inside the bank at W but it could not be identified by Westropp 1908, 230) and is not extant. (Westropp 1906, 256; 1908, 230; 1914-16, 210-11) Westropp, T. J. (1906) Notes on certain promontory forts in the counties of Waterford and Wexford. JRSAI, 36, 239-58. Westropp, T. J. (1908) Promontory forts in the Irrus, County Clare; Part 2. Loop Head and Cross group, JRSAI 36, 221-31. Westropp, T. J. (1914-16) Fortiified headlands and castles on the south coast of Munster. PRIA C vol. 32, 188-227. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Waterford' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload/revision: 27 May 2011

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