Doonmore


Doonmore is a promontory fort and National Monument located in County Kerry, Ireland.

Location

Doonmore lies on a headland reaching into Dingle Bay, southeast of Dingle town.

History

Traditionally viewed as being built by the Iron Age Veneti, promontory forts are now associated with a later date, the early Middle Ages.

Structure

A headland of, cut off from the mainland by an artificial ditch, with complex multiple vallations and stone ramparts.