Mooghaun
Múchán | |
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Hillfort | |
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  Mooghaun Location Newmarket on Fergus Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 52°46′59″N 8°52′44″W / 52.783°N 8.879°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Munster |
| County | County Clare |
| Elevation | 70 m (230 ft) |
| Irish Grid Reference | R408705 |
Mooghaun (Irish: Múchán)[1] is a late Bronze Age hill fort located in County Clare, Ireland. It is a well preserved, recently excavated site, occupying an entire hill with wide views of the surrounding lands. Believed to be the largest hill fort in Ireland,[2] it is one of the region's main tourist attractions.
- ^ "An Múchán Thuaidh gin. an Mhúcháin Thuaidh / Mooghaun North". Placenames Database of Ireland. Government of Ireland. Retrieved 25 June 2011.
- ^ "Mooghaun Hillfort". Department of Anthropology, University of Notre Dame. Retrieved 20 April 2011.