Iru hillfort
The Iru hillfort is an ancient hillfort located in Tallinn, Estonia. First established in the Bronze Age, it was a major hillfort in Ancient Estonia, and is on the banks of the Pirita river near to Estonia's northern coast.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tallinn TV Tower and Tallinn Botanic Garden.
Tallinn TV Tower
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tallinn TV Tower is a free-standing structure with an observation deck, built to provide better telecommunication services for the 1980 Moscow Summer Olympics regatta event. Tallinn TV Tower is situated 2 km northwest of Iru hillfort.
Tallinn Botanic Garden
Park
Photo: Скампецкий, CC BY 3.0.
Tallinn Botanic Garden, is a botanical garden in Tallinn, Estonia. It is located on the right bank of the Pirita River, in the Kloostrimetsa forest in Pirita district. With an area of 123 ha, it is the largest in Estonia. Tallinn Botanic Garden is situated 2 km northwest of Iru hillfort.
Kuradisadul
Stone
Photo: Loodushuviline, CC BY-SA 3.0 ee.
Kuradisadul is a stone, which is situated 2 km west of Iru hillfort.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Laiaküla and Äigrumäe.
Laiaküla
Hamlet
Photo: Kirill Savitski, CC BY 3.0.
Laiaküla is a village in Viimsi Parish, Harju County in northern Estonia. It is located about 10 km east of the centre of Tallinn. Laiaküla is an exclave of Viimsi Parish, situated between Tallinn and Maardu.
Äigrumäe
Hamlet
Äigrumäe is a village in Viimsi Parish, Harju County in northern Estonia. It is located about 9 km northeast of the centre of Tallinn, situated just east of Tallinn's subdistricts Mähe and Lepiku. Äigrumäe is situated 3½ km north of Iru hillfort.
Loo
Village
Loo is a small borough in Jõelähtme Parish, Harju County in northern Estonia. At the 2011 Census, the settlement's population was 2,093. Loo is situated 3½ km southeast of Iru hillfort.
Iru hillfort
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: hillfort in Estonia
- Categories: hillfort, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Iru küla, Jõelähtme Parish, Harju, Estonia, Baltic states, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
59.45565° or 59° 27′ 20″ northLongitude
24.90284° or 24° 54′ 10″ eastOpen location code
9GF6FW43+74OpenStreetMap ID
node 633513567OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q12364656
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In Other Languages
“Iru hillfort” goes by many names.
- Estonian: “Iru linnamägi”
- Estonian: “Iru linnapära”
- Estonian: “Iru linnus”
- Estonian: “Linnapära”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Iru jõekivi and Iru saun.
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