PROMONTORY FORT: DOON POINT in Carravindoon

The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as PROMONTORY FORT: DOON POINT. Recorded period: UNCERTAIN. The official map point was placed at the centre of the recorded archaeological site from the source map reference.

A promontory fort at Doon Point in Carravindoon, likely dating to the early medieval period, is a type of defensive site often situated on a headland with natural sea defenses. While primarily an archaeological feature, such coastal forts sometimes feature in local folklore as places of ancient power or fairy activity.