Black Fort

Black Fort is an archaeological site in , . Black Fort is situated nearby to the lake .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St. Peter’s Church.

Church
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St. Peter's Church in Laragh, , , is a tin tabernacle constructed in 1890 from corrugated iron and timber. is situated 3½ km north of Black Fort.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Carrickmacross and Shercock.

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is a town in . With a population of 5700 in 2022, it's the county's second-largest town and is best-known for its lace-making. The name is from Irish Carraig Mhachaire Rois, "rock of the wooded plain".

Village
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Shercock; Irish: Searcóg) is a small town and civil parish in the east of , . As of the 2022 census, the population of the town was 574. is situated 8 km west of Black Fort.

Locality
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is a locality, which is situated 9 km south of Black Fort.

Black Fort

Latitude
54.02008° or 54° 1′ 12″ north
Longitude
-6.78909° or 6° 47′ 21″ west
Open location code
9C6M26C6+29
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1240439909
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
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