Ireland

Creggankeel Fort

Irish cashel (stone fort) with early Christian enclosure, 1st century BC–6th century AD

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Creggankeel Fort is a stone fort and National Monument located on the island of Inisheer, Ireland. It also contains a later Christian site, the Grave of the Seven Daughters.

Paleolithic
Mesolithic
Neolithic
Chalcolithic
Bronze Age
Iron Age
Classical Period
Post-Classical Period
Early Modern Period
Industrial Period
Contemporary Period
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Stone fort tradition

after 1st century BCE

Grave of the Seven Daughters established

5th–6th century AD

Walls reused for O'Brien's Castle

15th century

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Country

Ireland

Coordinates

53.06° N, -9.52° E