Kilcashel Stone Fort
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| Kilcashel Stone Fort | |
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| Native name Coill an Chaisil (Irish) | |
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| Type | stone ringfort (cashel) |
| Location | Kilcashel, Kilmovee, County Mayo, Ireland |
| Coordinates | 53°53′00″N 8°40′49″W / 53.883434°N 8.680186°W |
| Elevation | 95 m (312 ft) |
| Built | c. 2500–500 BC |
| Official name | Kilcashel Cashel |
| Reference no. | 619 |
  Location of Kilcashel Stone Fort in Ireland | |
Kilcashel Stone Fort is a double court cairn and National Monument located in County Mayo, Ireland, 800m (½ mile) southeast of Kilmovee.[1][2] The last surviving member of three stone forts in the area, it's estimated to have been constructed between 2,500 and 500BC.[3]