Black Fort
Black Fort is an archaeological site in County Tipperary, Munster. Black Fort is situated nearby to the village Horse and Jockey, as well as near Moycarkey.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Grallagh Castle and Derrynaflan Church.
Grallagh Castle
Ruins
Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Grallagh Castle is a tower house and National Monument located in County Tipperary, Ireland. Grallagh Castle is situated 3 km south of Black Fort.
Derrynaflan Church
Ruins
Derrynaflan Church is a medieval church and National Monument located in County Tipperary, Ireland. Derrynaflan Church is situated 3½ km southeast of Black Fort.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Horse and Jockey and Moycarkey.
Horse and Jockey
Village
Photo: Sarah777, Public domain.
Horse and Jockey is a village in County Tipperary, Ireland. It lies on the R639 road, where it meets the N62 road to Thurles. It lies just off junction 6 of the M8 motorway, which by-passed the village in December 2008.
Moycarkey
Village
Moycarkey, sometimes written Moycarky, is a village at the northern end of Moycarky townland in the civil parish of Moycarky in County Tipperary, Ireland.
Holycross
Village
Photo: Sarah777, Public domain.
Thurles is a market town in County Tipperary, with a population of 8200 in 2022. In Irish it's Durlas Éile, "strong fort of the Éile", a tribe or small kingdom that reached its zenith in the 5th century AD. Holycross is situated 7 km west of Black Fort.
Black Fort
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: County Tipperary, Munster, Shannon Region, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.62314° or 52° 37′ 23″ northLongitude
-7.76605° or 7° 45′ 58″ westOpen location code
9C4JJ6FM+7HOpenStreetMap ID
way 1026139534OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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