Promontory fort - coastal, Croaghross, Co. Donegal
Along the rugged coastline of County Donegal, the promontory fort at Croaghross stands as a testament to Ireland's ancient coastal defences.
Promontory fort - coastal, Croaghross, Co. Donegal
These clifftop fortifications, built by communities who understood the strategic value of naturally defended positions, were once common throughout Ireland’s Atlantic seaboard. The Croaghross fort occupies a narrow finger of land jutting into the sea, where steep cliffs provided natural protection on three sides whilst defensive earthworks secured the landward approach.
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