Aghaward fort

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Aghaward fort
Ráth Áth an Bhaird
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LocationAghaward, Ballinalee,
County Longford, Ireland
Coordinates 53°47′32″N7°38′41″W / 53.792357°N 7.644732°W / 53.792357; -7.644732 Coordinates: 53°47′32″N7°38′41″W / 53.792357°N 7.644732°W / 53.792357; -7.644732
Type ringfort
Diameter22 m (72 ft)
Circumference69 m (226 ft)
History
Materialearth
PeriodsBronze or Iron Age (c. 2400 BC – AD 400)
Site notes
Ownershipprivate
Designation National Monument
Official nameAghaward
Reference no.630 [1]

The Aghaward fort is a ringfort (rath) and National Monument located in County Longford, Ireland. [2] [3] [4]

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Location

Aghaward fort is located about 2 km (1.2 mi) north of Ballinalee, just north of Aghaward House. There are several springs nearby, and various tributaries of the River Camlin.

Description

The ringfort is an enclosure with a high earthen bank and external ditch, the bank rising up 2.5 m (8 ft 2 in) from the base of the ditch.

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References

  1. ↑ "National Monuments of County Longford in State Care" (PDF). heritageireland.ie. National Monument Service. p. 1. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  2. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). www.longfordlibrary.ie. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 August 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ↑ "Holdings: Earthwork fort or rath in Co. Longford". 1899.
  4. ↑ Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland; Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland. Transactions; Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland. Proceedings and transactions; Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland. Proceedings and papers (1899). Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland. Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center. Dublin, Ireland : The Society.
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