Duncannon Fort
Duncannon Fort is a star fort and National Monument located in County Wexford, Ireland.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Brian Hodge, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: fort in Wexford, Ireland
- Also known as: “Fort Duncannon”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Duncannon Fort Lighthouse and Church of the Star of the Sea.
Church of the Star of the Sea
Church
Photo: Thommcg1980, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Church of the Star of the Sea is situated 460 metres northeast of Duncannon Fort.
All Saints‘ Church
Church
Photo: Thommcg1980, CC BY-SA 4.0.
All Saints‘ Church is situated 1¼ km north of Duncannon Fort.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Duncannon and Arthurstown.
Duncannon
Village
Photo: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Duncannon is a village in southwest County Wexford, Ireland. Bordered to the west by Waterford harbour and sitting on a rocky headland jutting into the channel is the strategically prominent Duncannon Fort which dominates the village.
Arthurstown
Village
Photo: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Arthurstown is a small village in the townland of Coleman in southwest County Wexford, Ireland. It is located at the junction of the R733 and R770 regional roads on the eastern shore of the Waterford Harbour estuary, where The Three Sisters flow into the sea. Arthurstown is situated 2½ km northwest of Duncannon Fort.
Passage East
Village
Photo: John M, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Passage East is a fishing village in County Waterford, Ireland, situated on the west bank of Waterford Harbour. It is 12 km from Waterford city 10 km from Dunmore East and 21 km from Tramore. Passage East is situated 3 km northwest of Duncannon Fort.
Duncannon Fort
- Categories: fort, tourism, and historic site
- Location: County Wexford, Leinster, Southeast Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
52.22095° or 52° 13′ 15″ northLongitude
-6.9367° or 6° 56′ 12″ westElevation
1 metre (3 feet)Open location code
9C4M63C7+98OpenStreetMap ID
way 92966401OpenStreetMap feature
historic=fortOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionGeoNames ID
2964543Wikidata ID
Q28232341
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In Other Languages
From Egyptian Arabic to German—“Duncannon Fort” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “حصن دنكنون”
- German: “Duncannon Fort”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Duncannon Fort”. Photo: Brian Hodge, CC BY-SA 2.0.