Promontory fort - coastal, Carrickabraghy, Co. Donegal
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At Carrickabraghy in County Donegal, a promontory fort stands guard along the rugged coastline, its earthen ramparts still visible after centuries of Atlantic storms.
This type of coastal fortification was particularly common in Ireland during the Iron Age, when communities built defensive structures on naturally protected headlands that jutted out into the sea. The strategic position would have offered both protection from raiders and commanding views of maritime traffic along this stretch of the Donegal coast.
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Carrickabraghy, Co. Donegal
55.316016,-7.373061
Ref: DG03748
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