Lisnaran Fort

Lisnaran Fort

Lios na Rann
Shown within Ireland
Location	Linns, Annagassan, County Louth, Ireland
Region	Dundalk Harbour
Coordinates	53°52′58″N6°20′50″W / 53.882652°N 6.347109°W / 53.882652; -6.347109
Altitude	17 m (56 ft)
Type	ringfort
Part of	Linn Duachaill?
Area	0.2 ha (0.49 acres)
Circumference	335 m (1,099 ft)
History
Builder	Norse Gaels?
Material	earth
Founded	9th–10th century
Abandoned	14th century?
Periods	Viking Ireland
Cultures	Norse Gaels/Gaelic Irish
Site notes
Archaeologists	Paul Stevens
Public access	yes
National monument of Ireland
Official name	Lisnaran Fort
Reference no.	579

Lisnaran Fort is a ringfort (rath) and National Monument located in County Louth, Ireland. ^{[1] [2]}

Location

Lisnaran Fort is located outside Annagassan, near the meeting-point of the River Glyde and River Dee. ^[3]

History

Edward II pennies

Obverse

Reverse

Pennies of Edward II, like those found at Lisnaran.

Lisnaran contains the remains of circular and a rectangular structures, and may have featured more extensive defences outside the main enclosure. ^[4] It was historically associated with the Viking longphort Linn Duachaill, but the combination of a hillfort with round and rectangular structures suggests a Gaelic Irish origin. The only find at Lisnaran was a wooden box in 1928, containing twelve silver pennies, all dating from 1279–1315 and from the reign of Edward I or Edward II as Lord of Ireland. ^{[5] [6]}

References

1. Mahr, A. M. (1 January 1929). "A Hoard of Coins Found near Annagassan". Journal of the County Louth Archaeological Society. 7 (1): 42–45. doi:10.2307/27728287. JSTOR   27728287.
2. Symposium, Friends of Medieval Dublin (1 January 2008). Medieval Dublin ... Four Courts Press. ISBN   9781846820427 – via Google Books.
3. Nolan, William (1 January 1999). Laois: History & Society. Geography Publications. ISBN   9780906602461 – via Google Books.
4. "21676 « Excavations".
5. "The longphort phenomenon in Early Christian and Viking Ireland". 22 February 2013.
6. Mahr, A. M. (1 January 1929). "A Hoard of Coins Found near Annagassan". Journal of the County Louth Archaeological Society. 7 (1): 42–45. doi:10.2307/27728287. JSTOR   27728287.