Verified54.6053° N · 6.7052° W · 19 m
Tullaghoge Fort Sector 257
Iron Age (800 BCE–400 CE)·Irish Iron Age·🇮🇪 County Tyrone, Ireland
About
About Tullaghoge Fort Sector 257
Tullaghoge Fort Sector 257 in County Tyrone, Ireland is a Iron Age (800 BCE–400 CE) megalithic.
Why it mattersKey Irish Iron Age megalithic.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology
Theories
- 01Ritual model
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 2242 BCE
- Period
- Iron Age (800 BCE–400 CE)
- Culture
- Irish Iron Age
- Purpose
- Settlement
- Rediscovered
- 1912
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
Iron Age (800 BCE–400 CE)
Initial construction
On the ground
Structures & features
54.6053° N · 6.7052° W · 19 m · 4 mapped features
Tullaghoge Fort Sector 257 — Principal Feature
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54.6035° N · 6.7051° WTullaghoge Fort Sector 257 — Ancillary Complex
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54.6063° N · 6.7070° WTullaghoge Fort Sector 257 — Outlier Feature
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54.6064° N · 6.7057° WTullaghoge Fort Sector 257 — Reservoir/Cistern
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54.6035° N · 6.7051° W