Aghaward fort

Aghaward fort

Ráth Áth an Bhaird
Shown within Ireland
Location	Aghaward, Ballinalee, County Longford, Ireland
Coordinates	53°47′32″N7°38′41″W / 53.792357°N 7.644732°W / 53.792357; -7.644732
Type	ringfort
Diameter	22 m (72 ft)
Circumference	69 m (226 ft)
History
Material	earth
Periods	Bronze or Iron Age (c. 2400 BC – AD 400)
Site notes
Ownership	private
Designation	National monument
National monument of Ireland
Official name	Aghaward
Reference no.	630 [1]

The Aghaward fort is a ringfort (rath) and national monument located in County Longford, Ireland. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

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.

References

1. "National Monuments of County Longford in State Care" (PDF). heritageireland.ie. National Monument Service. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
2. "Archived copy" (PDF). www.longfordlibrary.ie. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 August 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
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.