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<< Our Photo Pages >> Dunbeg - Stone Fort or Dun in Ireland (Republic of) in Co. Kerry

Submitted by Anthony_Weir on Tuesday, 09 January 2018  Page Views: 12650

Multi-periodSite Name: Dunbeg Alternative Name: Fahan
Country: Ireland (Republic of) County: Co. Kerry Type: Stone Fort or Dun
Nearest Town: Dingle  Nearest Village: Fahan
Map Ref: V3502297293
Discovery Map Number: D70
Latitude: 52.103419N  Longitude: 10.408563W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
4 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
5 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
3 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
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Macha visited on 6th Feb 2003 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 5 Access: 4

X-Ice visited on 4th Aug 1982 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 1 Access: 4 dead sheep ruined my visit

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Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 3.25 Ambience: 3.33 Access: 3.67

Dunbeg
Dunbeg submitted by hermitano : Dunbeg promontory fort - the main entrance close up. (Vote or comment on this photo)
3.2 km E of Slea Head and S of the road in the townland of Fahan, across a field, this fine fort is a triangular headland defended on the landward side by a massive, restored dry-stone wall with elaborate entrance and internal terraces, and to seaward by high, eroded cliffs.

The side-walls of the long, lintelled entrance are recessed to hold sliding defensive beams, and have guard-chambers on each side with squint-holes for surveillance of the passage. From below the passage a long souterrain leads out at least as far as the second of 4 parallel defensive stone-faced banks with ditches. Inside the fort are remains of a large circular stone hut (clochán) with a square interior. From it a stone drain leads to the cliff-edge, where some traces of a curtain-wall survive.

~ Between Dunbeg promontory fort and Slea Head are many stone forts containing circular stone huts or clocháns of one, 2 and 3 chambers, especially in the contiguous townlands of Fahan and Glenfahan. Unfortunately, many locals are charging the unwary to cross their land to see them. But the best of the forts is Caher Murphy, 400 metres W of the ford and about 100 m N of the road at a little lay-by. One of many forts to fall victim to fanciful Victorian restoration, it is still well worth visiting, and contains 5 contiguous circular huts. In the floor of one is an entrance to a souterrain.

Note: 'We cannot stress how dangerous it is': Ancient Kerry fort closed after storm damage See story here.
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Dunbeg
Dunbeg submitted by hermitano : View of the main wall from the inside, showing a guard chamber. The wall is very thick, because it is of the "beehive" type and has to support the (now missing) roof. (1 comment - Vote or comment on this photo)

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Dunbeg submitted by KaiHofmann : Dunbeg fort. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Dunbeg submitted by AngieLake : A doorway with two little standing stones beside it in Dunbeg Fort in 2001. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Dunbeg submitted by durhamnature : Old drawing from "Archaeological Journal.." via archive.org (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Dunbeg submitted by KaiHofmann : Dunbeg fort.

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Dunbeg submitted by KaiHofmann : Dunbeg fort

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Dunbeg submitted by KaiHofmann

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Dunbeg submitted by KaiHofmann

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Dunbeg submitted by durhamnature : Old drawing from "Archaeological Journal.." via archive.org

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Dunbeg submitted by durhamnature

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Dunbeg submitted by KaiHofmann : Dunbeg fort

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Dunbeg submitted by KaiHofmann

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Dunbeg submitted by durhamnature : Photo from "Kerry" via archive.org

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Dunbeg submitted by durhamnature : Old photo with a very fashionable hat from "Kerry" via archive.org

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Dunbeg submitted by durhamnature : 1902 drawing from "Ancient Forts of Ireland" via archive.org

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Dunbeg submitted by durhamnature

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Dunbeg submitted by Anthony_Weir : Scan of colour slide from the 1970/80s

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Re: Dunbeg by hermitano on Wednesday, 06 April 2005
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Was still there (and attracting an entrance fee) when I visited it on 14.6.2004!
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Re: Dunbeg by Anonymous on Thursday, 01 July 2004
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Recently destroyed with earthmoving equipment!!! By new owner?
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