Fire Pit
Fire Pit is an archaeological site in County Clare, Munster. Fire Pit is situated nearby to the archaeological site Doline, as well as near Caherconnell Stone Fort.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Caherconnell Stone Fort and Poulnabrone Portal Tomb.
Caherconnell Stone Fort
Photo: Imehling, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Caherconnell is an exceptionally well-preserved medieval stone ringfort in region known as the Burren, County Clare, Ireland. It lies about 1 km south of the Poulnabrone dolmen. Caherconnell Stone Fort is situated 200 metres northwest of Fire Pit.
Poulnabrone Portal Tomb
Photo: PaulT, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Poulnabrone dolmen is a large dolmen located in the Burren, County Clare, Ireland. Situated on one of the region's most desolate and highest points, it comprises three standing portal stones supporting a heavy horizontal capstone and dates to the early Neolithic period, with estimates from 3800 and 3200 BC.
Poulawack Cairn
Archaeological site
Photo: Aiden Clarke, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Poulawack Cairn is a prehistoric burial cairn located in the Burren area of County Clare, Ireland. Poulawack Cairn is situated 1 km south of Fire Pit.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Noughaval and Carran.
Noughaval
Hamlet
Noughaval is a small village in the townland with the same name in County Clare, Ireland. It is said to be the site where St. Mogua founded a monastery. Noughaval is situated 4 km southwest of Fire Pit.
Carran
Hamlet
Photo: Peter Craine, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Carran, also Carron, is a small village in County Clare, Ireland. It is in the Burren region, within a civil parish of the same name. It is notable mainly for being the birthplace of Michael Cusack, the inspirer and co-founder of the Gaelic Athletic Association. Carran is situated 4½ km east of Fire Pit.
Burren
Photo: Imehling, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Burren is a large area of northern County Clare, in the west of Ireland, with karst landscape - a great bare limestone sheet sculpted by water action.
Fire Pit
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: County Clare, Munster, Shannon Region, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.04086° or 53° 2′ 27″ northLongitude
-9.1394° or 9° 8′ 22″ westOpen location code
9C5G2VR6+86OpenStreetMap ID
node 2410482117OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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