Old Fort
Old Fort is an archaeological site in County Mayo, Connacht. Old Fort is situated nearby to the archaeological site Dunnagurragh Fort & Huts, as well as near the island Achillbeg.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kildownet Castle and Achillbeg Lighthouse.
Kildownet Castle
Photo: Michelle Owner of the Squishy, CC BY 2.0.
Carrickkildavnet Castle or Kildavnet Castle is a tower house and National Monument located in Achill Island, Ireland. Kildownet Castle is situated 2 km northeast of Old Fort.
Achillbeg Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Achillbeg Lighthouse is situated 1½ km southeast of Old Fort.
Achill Island Lifeboat Station
Building
Photo: David Purchase, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Achill Island Lifeboat Station sits in the shadow of Carrickkildavnet Castle, overlooking Achill Sound, at the southern tip of Achill Island, the largest of the Irish isles, located of the east coast of Ireland in County Mayo. Achill Island Lifeboat Station is situated 2 km northeast of Old Fort.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dooega and Achill Sound.
Dooega
Village
Photo: Steve Edge, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dumha Éige is a village in the south west of Achill Island on the west coast of Ireland in County Mayo. It is in the Gaeltacht and is the home of Coláiste Acla. Dooega is situated 7 km northwest of Old Fort.
Achill Sound
Village
Photo: David Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gob an Choire or Gob a' Choire, formerly anglicised as Gubacurra, is a Gaeltacht village in County Mayo, Ireland. It had a population of 265 at the 2022 census. Achill Sound is situated 7 km north of Old Fort.
Polranny
Village
Polranny is a village in County Mayo in the province of Connacht in the Republic of Ireland. The Michael Davitt Bridge connects Polranny on the mainland to Achill Island. Polranny is situated 8 km northeast of Old Fort.
Old Fort
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: County Mayo, Connacht, West Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.86644° or 53° 51′ 59″ northLongitude
-9.9647° or 9° 57′ 53″ westOpen location code
9C5GV28P+H4OpenStreetMap ID
way 666458648OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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