Binn na bPórt
Binn na bPórt ( English Benagh Fort , mostly also partially Angled Binn na Port ) is an inland promontory fort from the Iron Age . The site is located on the mountain of the same name in the townland of Cluain Searrach (English Cloonsharragh ) near the mountains Binn Fhaiche (English Benagh ) and Slieve Bronach on the Dingle Peninsula in County Kerry in Ireland .
It was not until 1984 that the Promontory Fort was confirmed as such by Barry Raftery (1944-2010) after its discovery by Steve MacDonogh. The spectacularly over 800 m high fort dominates the landscape. It lies on a ridge a little more than 12 m wide with steep cliffs on the north and south sides. The ridge narrows on the west side and drops steeply. It is described as the bow of an upturned boat.
The pilgrim path to the 962 m high Mount Brandon leads over the lower slope of the Binn na bPórt. There is a low wall a few hundred meters above the pilgrim path. At the summit of Binn na bPórt, the main fortification consists of two large stone walls that take up the width of the promontory. The outer wall, over 100 meters long, is best preserved on the southern side. The wall, which is over two meters high and one meter thick, consists mainly of large sandstone blocks. The area that probably formed the entrance can still be seen. In the middle section, the wall collapsed over time. On the north side of the mountain, the remains of the wall are slightly lower.
About 120 m west of this outer wall in the direction of the summit is the second, more than 30 m long north-south oriented wall. There is a step in the ridge outside the wall. It could be natural, but it is possible that it is part of the fortification. There is another obstacle to approach outside the wall. Sharp-edged slabs of tall rocks form a cheval de frise as can also be seen at Dun Aenghus on the Aran island of Inishmore .
Caherconree is a second inland fort on the Dingle Peninsula , at an altitude of 625 m on Slieve Mish.
literature
- Judith Cuppage et al: The Archaeological Survey of the Dingle Peninsula. 1986
- Steve MacDonogh: The Dingle Peninsula. Dingle; Brandon 2000
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Coordinates: 52 ° 14 ′ 16.6 " N , 10 ° 14 ′ 26.4" W.