Dún Dúchathair
Dún Dúchathair or simply Dúchathair, meaning "black fort", is a large stone fort on the cliffs at Cill Éinne, Inishmore in County Galway, Ireland. Due to erosion, it now sits on a rocky promontory that stretches out into the sea.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: stone fort in County Galway, Ireland
- Also known as: “Doocaher”, “Dooncaher (The Black Fort)”, “Duchathair”, “Dúchathair”, “Dun Duchathair”, “Killeany (Cill Éinne)”, and “The Black Fort”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of St Benan and Arkin’s Castle.
Church of St Benan
Photo: Logastro, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The oratory Teampall Bheanáin is situated near Kilronan on Inishmore, Aran, Galway Bay, Ireland. A unique example of Celtic church construction. It marks the location of the original monastic settlement founded by Benen, a disciple of St. Church of St Benan is situated 1½ km east of Dún Dúchathair.
Arkin’s Castle
Castle
Photo: Nanorfitzy, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Arkin's Castle is a 13th-century ruined castle on the island of Inishmore, County Galway, Ireland. It is owned by the Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment of Ireland. Arkin’s Castle is situated 1½ km east of Dún Dúchathair.
St. Eany’s Early Medieval Ecclesiastical Site
Monastery
Photo: Nanorfitzy, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St. Eany’s Early Medieval Ecclesiastical Site is a monastery, which is situated 1½ km east of Dún Dúchathair.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kilronan.
Kilronan
Village
Photo: Herbert Ortner, CC BY 3.0.
Cill Rónáin, unofficially anglicized as Kilronan, is the main settlement on Inishmore, one of the Aran Islands off the coast of County Galway in Ireland.
Dún Dúchathair
- Categories: fort, ringfort, promontory fort, tourism, historic site, and tourist attraction
- Location: County Galway, Connacht, West Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.10439° or 53° 6′ 16″ northLongitude
-9.68766° or 9° 41′ 16″ westElevation
3 metres (10 feet)Open location code
9C5G4836+QWOpenStreetMap ID
way 702558287OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=yesGeoNames ID
11777221Wikidata ID
Q1262996
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Spanish—“Dún Dúchathair” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Dún Dúchathair”
- Catalan: “Dún Dúchathair”
- French: “Black Fort”
- German: “Dún Dúchathair”
- Irish: “Dún Dúchathair”
- Spanish: “Dun Duchathair”
- Spanish: “Dún Dúchathair”
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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 “Dún Dúchathair”. Photo: Tom Pullman, CC BY-SA 2.0.