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Doonmore
Native name
Irish: An Dún Mór
Stacks at Doonsheane Head - geograph.org.uk - 1593573.jpg
View of the fort
Type promontory fort
Etymology great fort
Location Doonsheane, Dingle Peninsula, County Kerry
Area 2.93 ha (7.2 acres)
Built 5th–8th centuries
Owner state
Official name: Doonmore Promontory Fort
Reference no. 221.45
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Doonmore is a promontory fort and National Monument located in County Kerry, Ireland.

Location

Doonsheane Promontory Fort - geograph.org.uk - 276380
Doonmore from the water

Doonmore lies on a headland reaching into Dingle Bay, 4 km (2.5 mi) southeast of Dingle town.

History

Traditionally viewed as being built by the Iron Age Veneti, promontory forts are now associated with a later date, the early Middle Ages. (5th–8th centuries AD)

Structure

A headland of 2.93 ha (7.2 acres), cut off from the mainland by an artificial ditch, with complex multiple vallations and stone ramparts.

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