A promontory fort is a defensive structure located above a steep cliff, often only connected to the mainland by a small neck of land, thus using the topography to reduce the ramparts needed.
Dunbeg Fort, a promontory fort below Mount Eagle, Dingle Peninsula, County Kerry, Ireland
Entrance to Dunbeg Fort
The Rumps in North Cornwall
Dunbeg Fort is a promontory fort built in the Iron Age near the modern village of Ventry in County Kerry, Ireland.
Dunbeg Fort
The fence marks the line of the top of the cliffs showing where parts of this promontory fort have fallen into the sea.
Image: Dunbeg Fort, Dingle Peninsula, Kerry, Ireland
Image: Dunbeg Fort Dingle Peninsula Co. Kerry Ireland