Kilcashel Stone Fort is a double court cairn and National Monument located in County Mayo, Ireland, 800m (½ mile) southeast of Kilmovee.[1][2] The last surviving member of three stone forts in the area, it's estimated to have been constructed between 2,500 and 500BC.[3]

Description

Kilcashel Stone Fort is 30 m (98 ft) in diameter; the stone wall is 5 m (16 ft) thick and 3 m (9.8 ft) in height.[4] A souterrain is located inside, as well as a bullaun and the sites of two collapsed houses.[5][6]

References

  1. ^ "Mayo" (PDF). National Monuments in State Care: Ownership & Guardianship. National Monuments Service. 4 March 2009.
  2. ^ "4563 « Excavations".
  3. ^ "Mayo Gems: Kilcashel Stone Fort described as 'exceptional'". Connaught Telegraph. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
  4. ^ "Kilcashel - Lough Gara Lakes & Legends".
  5. ^ "Kilcashel - Our Findings to Date".
  6. ^ "History and Archaeology of Kilcashel, Kilmovee, County Mayo, Ireland".
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