McArt’s Fort

Nearest town:
Stranraer (65km ENE)
Latitude:
54° 38' 49.24 N
Longitude:
5° 56' 50.89 W
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McArt’s Fort

thelonious
thelonious Dec 30, 2019

28/12/2019 – Nice walk up from Cave Hill Country Park. Not too long but a little steep in sections. Excellent place for a fort. McArt’s fort is on a rocky promontory protected by steep sides and a bank and ditch. The views across Belfast to the far distance hills are worth the walk alone. The hill is basalt and reminded me a lot of Arthur’s Seat in Edinburgh. Great place.

The profile of Cave Hill is thought maybe to have inspired Jonathan Swift to write Gulliver’s Travels. Resembling a sleeping giant.

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