55°06′58″N 6°39′50″W / 55.116°N 6.664°W / 55.116; -6.664 Mount Sandel Fort is an Iron Age fort in Coleraine, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. The remains of the fort are located close to the Mount Sandel Mesolithic site.[1] Mount Sandel Fort mound is a State Care Historic Monument in the townland of Mount Sandel, in Coleraine Borough Council area, at Grid Ref: C8530 3070.[2]

12th century

The fort was used as a residence of John de Courcy.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Mount Sandel, Ireland". About.com: Archaeology. Retrieved 2 December 2007.
  2. ^ "State Care Historic Monuments - Mount Sandel Fort" (PDF). Environment and Heritage Service NI. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 2 December 2007.
  3. ^ "Landscapes Unlocked - Toome to Mount Sandel". BBC. 16 October 2014. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
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