Boirane, Creglea Promontory Fort
Period: Iron Age
NGR Easting: 221163
NGR Northing: 478016
Description: Iron Age or Medieval defended promontory. This west-facing coastal promontory is defended on all sides by quite steep vegetated slopes descending to rocks, except to the east where a ditch 4m wide and 1m deep impedes an approach from the land; no obvious causeway is apparent. The landward side of the ditch is protected by a bank which is most obvious towards the north and south terminals.
The interior of the promontory is slightly higher than the ground to the east, and contains a roughly level platform measuring 15m E-W by 25m N-S. A slight bank surrounds the platform and is most prominent along the east or landward side where is about 1m wide with and 0.6m high, broken at SC22171478013 for a distance of 3m which may represent the original entrance. No trace of interior structures has been observed.
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Site & Monument Type: promontory fort
Category: National Monuments Record: Statutory Ancient Monuments
Site ID number: 0999.00
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- 'Report of the Archaeological Commissioners on the Prehistoric Monuments and other Antiquities of the Isle of Man; with a recommendation as to the steps to be taken to preserve the same from further destruction and also for the establishment of a Public Museum in which all matters relating to Manx Antiquities and History might be deposited' volume 1
- 'Report of the Archaeological Commissioners on the Prehistoric Monuments and other Antiquities of the Isle of Man; with a recommendation as to the steps to be taken to preserve the same from further destruction and also for the establishment of a Public Museum in which all matters relating to Manx Antiquities and History might be deposited' volume 2