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Stone fort, clocháns in Dingle Peninsula, County Kerry
Glin North
Native name
Na Gleannta Thuaidh (Irish)
Glin North is located in IrelandGlin NorthLocation of Glin North in Ireland
Typestone fort, clocháns
Etymologynorthern part of the valley
LocationGlin North, Ballyhea, Dingle Peninsula, County Kerry
Coordinates52°10′56″N 10°17′10″W / 52.182270°N 10.286048°W / 52.182270; -10.286048
Built5th–8th centuries
Ownerstate
National monument of Ireland
Official nameGlin North Clochán & stone fort, Cashel
Reference no.221.33/34

Glin North is the location of a National Monument in County Kerry, Ireland.

Location

Glin North is located 4.9 kilometres (3.0 mi) north-northwest of Dingle, to the south of the Milltown River and west of Scragg mountain.

Description

The national monument consists of a clochán, stone fort and cashel. The cashel (stone ringfort) covers 650 m (0.16 acres) internally.

References

  1. "Na Gleannta Thuaidh/Glin North". Logainm.ie. Archived from the original on 28 September 2018. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
  2. Commons, Great Britain Parliament House of (27 September 1877). "Accounts and Papers of the House of Commons". Ordered to be printed – via Google Books.
  3. Hendroff, Adrian (18 May 2015). The Dingle Peninsula. The Collins Press. ISBN 9781848895317 – via Google Books.
  4. Commons, Great Britain Parliament House of (27 September 2018). "Papers by Command". H.M. Stationery Office – via Google Books.
  5. "Journal of the Geological Society of Dublin". Hardy. 27 September 1860 – via Google Books.
  6. Harbison, Peter (1 April 1995). Pilgrimage in Ireland: The Monuments and the People. Syracuse University Press. ISBN 9780815603122 – via Google Books.
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