Black Fort
Black Fort is an archaeological site in County Cavan, Ulster. Black Fort is situated nearby to Ralaghan, as well as near Nolagh North.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St. Joseph’s Church.
St. Joseph’s Church
Church
Photo: Colette Gemmell, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St. Joseph’s Church is situated 3 km southeast of Black Fort.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shercock and Bailieborough.
Shercock
Village
Photo: Kieran Campbell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Shercock; Irish: Searcóg) is a small town and civil parish in the east of County Cavan, Ireland. As of the 2022 census, the population of the town was 574. Shercock is situated 4½ km north of Black Fort.
Bailieborough
Photo: Oliver Gargan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bailieborough is a town in the east of County Cavan in northwest Ireland, with a population of 3000 in 2022. It's within an hour's drive of Dublin and is mostly a commuter town.
Canningstown
Hamlet
Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Canningstown is a village in northeastern County Cavan, Ireland. It is located in the civil parish of Knockbride on the R191 regional road, 12 kilometres south of Cootehill and 10 km north of Bailieborough. Canningstown is situated 9 km west of Black Fort.
Black Fort
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: County Cavan, Ulster, Northwest Ireland and Lakelands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.95605° or 53° 57′ 22″ northLongitude
-6.91703° or 6° 55′ 1″ westOpen location code
9C5MX34M+C5OpenStreetMap ID
way 1272032865OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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