Aughrim Ringforts

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Aughrim Ringforts
Native name
Irish: Ráthanna Eachroma
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Location of Aughrim Ringforts in Ireland
Type ringfort
LocationAttidermot, Aughrim,
County Galway, Ireland
Coordinates 53°17′37″N8°18′52″W / 53.293653°N 8.314536°W / 53.293653; -8.314536 Coordinates: 53°17′37″N8°18′52″W / 53.293653°N 8.314536°W / 53.293653; -8.314536
ElevationAughrim Fort: 103 m (338 ft)
Lisbeg: 82 m (269 ft)
OwnerState
Official name: Aughrim Two Ringfort [1]
Reference no.371

Aughrim Ringforts are a pair of ringforts forming a National Monument located in County Galway, Ireland.

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Location

Aughrim Ringforts are located on farmland 900 m (½ mile) south of Aughrim, County Galway, on Aughrim Hill. They are 335 m apart.[ citation needed ]

History

Ringforts were built in Ireland in the 6th–12th century as protected farmsteads. [2] The Aughrim forts provide commanding views over the surrounding countryside and overlooking the Melehan River, a tributary of the Suck.

Description

Aughrim Fort

A univallate ringfort, about 40 m (130 ft) in diameter. [3]

It is also known as General St. Ruth's Fort, after the Marquis de St Ruth; it was here that the Irish Jacobites placed their cannon at the 1691 Battle of Aughrim, and St Ruth was fatally shot in the field 250 m (270 yd) to the northeast. [4]

Lisbeg

A univallate ringfort, about 40 m (130 ft) in diameter. [5] [6]

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References

  1. ↑ Seirbhís na Séadcomharthaí Náisiúnta (National Monuments Service) (4 March 2009). "National Monuments in State Care: Ownership & Guardianship – Galway" (PDF). Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  2. ↑ "Going underground".
  3. ↑ "- Place names of Galway". places.galwaylibrary.ie.
  4. ↑ Killanin, Baron Michael Morris; Duignan, Michael V. (2 April 1989). The Shell guide to Ireland. Gill and Macmillan. ISBN   9780717115952 – via Google Books.
  5. ↑ "- Place names of Galway". places.galwaylibrary.ie.
  6. ↑ Spellissy, Sean (1 January 1999). The history of Galway. Celtic Bookshop. ISBN   9780953468331 – via Google Books.


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