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Kilcashel Stone Fort

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Kilcashel Stone Fort
Kilcashel Stone Fort · Wikipedia

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

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. A souterrain is located inside, as well as a bullaun and the sites of two collapsed houses.