Lisnaran Fort

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Lisnaran Fort is a ringfort and National Monument located in County Louth, Ireland. ()

Built: X centuryAbandoned: XIV centuryCoordinates: 53°52'58"N, 6°20'50"W

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Lisnaran Fort – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Mansfieldstown Church, Greenmount Motte, Dromiskin Monastery, Darver Castle.

4.1 miW
Archaeological site
Mansfieldstown Church
106 min walk • St. Mary's Church, Mansfieldstown is a medieval church and National Monument in County Louth, Ireland.
1.6 miW
Archaeological site
Greenmount Motte
42 min walk • Greenmount Motte is a motte and National Monument in County Louth, Ireland.
3.4 miNW
Monastery
Dromiskin Monastery
88 min walk • Dromiskin Monastery is a medieval monastery and National Monument located in Dromiskin, County Louth in Ireland.
5.9 miNW
Tower, Forts and castles
Darver Castle
151 min walk • Darver Castle is a fortified tower and manor house located in Readypenny, Dundalk, County Louth, Republic of Ireland, dating back to the 12th century.
5.1 miSW
Forts and castles
Athclare Castle
130 min walk • Athclare Castle is a Tudor tower house in the Dunleer area of County Louth in Ireland. Built in the 1550s, Athclare was built for the Barnewell family, and is typical of defensive architectural structures built in the Pale during the Tudor period in Ireland.
4 miSW
Town
Dunleer
103 min walk • Dunleer is a town and townland in County Louth, Ireland. Dunleer is situated midway between Dundalk and Drogheda and is located on the junction of the R132, R169 and R170 regional roads that intersect the town.
0.6 miNW
Archaeological site
Linn Duachaill
16 min walk • Linn Duachaill is the name of a Viking longphort near the village of Annagassan, County Louth, Ireland. The settlement was built in 841 CE, the same time as the settlement of Dubh Linn, or Dublin. In contrast to Dublin, the settlement was abandoned.
2 miNW
Village
Castlebellingham
51 min walk • Castlebellingham is a village and townland in County Louth, Ireland. The village has become quieter since the construction of the new M1 motorway, which bypasses it.