Cronkmoar Promontory Fort
The site of a cliff-top Iron Age promontory fort. The natural defences consist of a precipitous drop in the West and steep slopes to re-entrants on the north and south. To complete the defence in the unprotected east side an outer ditch, average 5.0 metres wide and 0.8 metres deep from the outer lip, has been constructed from re-entrant to re-entrant. Unlike the typical promontory forts on the Isle of Man, the interior of the fort, which is grass and gorse covered and shows no trace of internal construction, is at approximate the same level as the surrounding ground. To compensate for this a stronger than usual inner bank has been provided, 1.0 metres upper width, 3.0 metres outer height and 2.8 metres inner height. There is no trace of an entrance and part of the inner bank is eroding away.
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- Parish: Patrick
- Sheading: Glenfaba
- Grid Ref: SC2235079680
Sources
- Isle of Man Heritage Environment Record