<< Our Photo Pages >> Knockdhu - Promontory Fort / Cliff Castle in Ireland (Northern) in Co. Antrim
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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Knockdhu Alternative Name: Knock DhuCountry: Ireland (Northern) County: Co. Antrim Type: Promontory Fort / Cliff Castle
Nearest Village: Cairncastle
Map Ref: NW493620
Latitude: 54.889676N Longitude: 5.910837W
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 |
0 | No data. |
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 |
0 | No data. |
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 |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
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Description from the TV programme: Time Team brave the harsh conditions at Knockdhu in the County Antrim as they try to reveal the secrets of one of the biggest man-made monuments in Ireland. Working together with archaeologists from Queens University in Belfast, Tony Robinson and the team excavate the ditches and banks used by prehistoric tribes to defend the remote hillside site. After three days of work, the pieces begin to fall into place and reveal the work of a sophisticated society. "
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