Fortress
Dún Dúchathair
🇮🇪 Ireland
Dún Dúchathair or simply Dúchathair (anglicized Doocaher), meaning "black fort", is a large stone fort on the cliffs at Cill Éinne, (Killeany), Inishmore (one of the Aran Islands) in County Galway, Ireland. Due to erosion, it now sits on a rocky promontory that stretches out into the sea. On its outer side there are large walls, reaching 6 metres high and 5 metres wide. On the inside are the ruins of clocháns (beehive huts) but no water supply. There is also evidence of a cheval de frise protecting the entrance. Its age is unknown.
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Dún Dúchathair ranks #4,236 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #68 of the 173 mapped in Ireland. 3 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Galway, 46 km away. See how Ireland compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is Dún Dúchathair?
Dún Dúchathair stands in Ireland, at 53.10446°, -9.68773°.
How famous is Dún Dúchathair?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #4,236 of 8,134 worldwide, and #68 in Ireland. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Dún Dúchathair?
Dun Aengus, about 6 km away.
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