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Staigue stone fort

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Staigue or Staig (or Caiseal Stéig) is a ruined stone ringfort three miles west of Sneem, on the Iveragh peninsula in County Kerry, Ireland. [1]

8 relations: British Iron Age, Copper, County Kerry, Iveragh Peninsula, Mortar (masonry), Post and lintel, Ringfort, Sneem.

British Iron Age

The British Iron Age is a conventional name used in the archaeology of Great Britain, referring to the prehistoric and protohistoric phases of the Iron Age culture of the main island and the smaller islands, typically excluding prehistoric Ireland, which had an independent Iron Age culture of its own.

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Copper

Copper is a chemical element with symbol Cu (from cuprum) and atomic number 29.

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County Kerry

County Kerry (Contae Chiarraí) is a county in Ireland.

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Iveragh Peninsula

The Iveragh Peninsula is located in County Kerry in Ireland.

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Mortar (masonry)

Mortar is a workable paste used to bind building blocks such as stones, bricks, and concrete masonry units together, fill and seal the irregular gaps between them, and sometimes add decorative colors or patterns in masonry walls.

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Post and lintel

In architecture, post and lintel (also called prop and lintel or a trabeated system) is a building system where strong horizontal elements are held up by strong vertical elements with large spaces between them.

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Ringfort

Ringforts, ring forts or ring fortresses are circular fortified settlements that were mostly built during the Bronze age up to about the year 1000.

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Sneem

Sneem is a village situated on the Iveragh Peninsula (part of the Ring of Kerry), in County Kerry, in the southwest of Ireland.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Staigue_stone_fort

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