Ireland

Dunbeg Fort

Iron Age promontory fort, Dingle Peninsula, Ireland

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Dunbeg Fort (Irish: An Dún Beag) is a promontory fort built in the Iron Age near the modern village of Ventry in County Kerry, Ireland.

Paleolithic
Mesolithic
Neolithic
Chalcolithic
Bronze Age
Iron Age
Classical Period
Post-Classical Period
Early Modern Period
Industrial Period
Contemporary Period
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c. 1000 BCE

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c. 580 BCE

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c. 800 AD

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10th century AD

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1858

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January 2014

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December 2017 – January 2018

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Defensive Structures

Defensive WallsDitches
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Miscellaneous Features

Underground Tunnels
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Domestic and Habitation Structures

HousesVillages
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Environmental and Natural Features

Artificial MoundsLandscaped Earthworks
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Transportation and Communication Structures

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Country

Ireland

Coordinates

52.10° N, -10.41° E