<< Our Photo Pages >> Dun Ducathair - Stone Fort or Dun in Ireland (Republic of) in Co. Galway
Submitted by DrewParsons on Friday, 17 October 2008 Page Views: 9179
Multi-periodSite Name: Dun Ducathair Alternative Name: Black FortCountry: Ireland (Republic of)
NOTE: This site is 1.454 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Co. Galway Type: Stone Fort or Dun
Nearest Town: Kilronan
Map Ref: L870073
Latitude: 53.104587N Longitude: 9.687943W
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
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5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
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5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
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chronopsis visited on 16th Aug 2018 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 5 Access: 2
DrewParsons have visited here
Walk south out of Kilronan for 1.5 km and take the second lane on the right which becomes a rough track. Follow the track towards the cliffs for 1.5 km. Through a gate make your way over open ground towards your left to reach the fort on the cliff top.
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