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Mount Sandel Fort

Iron Age fort mound in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland

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Mount Sandel Fort is an Iron Age fort in Coleraine, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. The remains of the fort are located close to the Mount Sandel Mesolithic site. Mount Sandel Fort mound is a State Care Historic Monument in the townland of Mount Sandel, in Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council area, at Grid Ref: C8530 3070.

Paleolithic
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Bronze Age
Iron Age
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Residence of John de Courcy

12th century

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Artificial Mounds
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Coordinates

55.12° N, -6.66° E