Blossomfort

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Blossomfort
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LocationBlossomfort, Ballyclogh,
County Cork, Ireland
Coordinates 52°09′41″N8°45′15″W / 52.161504°N 8.754160°W / 52.161504; -8.754160
Type ringfort
History
Materialearth
Foundedc. AD 550–900
Site notes
Ownershipstate [1]
Official nameBlossomfort
Reference no.594 [2]

Blossomfort is a ringfort (rath) and National Monument (#594) located in County Cork, Ireland. [3]

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Location

Blossomfort is located 1 kilometer southwest of Ballyclogh.

History and description

Blossomfort is a circular lios, 60 m (200 ft) in diameter with an entrance in the northeast corner. [4] Ringforts of this type were mostly built c. AD 550–900. Internally people were housed in wooden huts. Another fort lies immediately to the northeast; this may have served as a livestock enclosure. [5]

References

  1. ↑ "Listing 7 January 2003". Heritage Ireland. Archived from the original (XLS) on 27 February 2017. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
  2. ↑ "National Monuments of County Cork in State Care" (PDF). heritageireland.ie. National Monument Service. p. 1. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  3. ↑ "National Monuments in State Care: Ownership & Guardianship" (PDF). National Monuments Service. 25 February 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 October 2015 – via Oireachtas.
  4. ↑ "25-inch OS map". Archived from the original on 29 August 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
  5. ↑ "Unpublished Excavations: RINGFORTS".
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