List of national monuments in County Longford

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The Irish state has officially approved the following list of national monuments in County Longford. In the Republic of Ireland, a structure or site may be deemed to be a "national monument", and therefore worthy of state protection, if it is of national importance. If the land adjoining the monument is essential to protect it, this land may also be protected.

National Monuments

NM#Monument nameDescriptionImageTownlandLocation
630 Aghaward fort Ringfort Aghaward 53°47′32″N7°38′41″W / 53.792357°N 7.644732°W / 53.792357; -7.644732
677 Corlea Trackway Timber Trackway Corlea Bog Trackway.jpg Corlea 53°37′25″N7°52′22″W / 53.623543°N 7.87267°W / 53.623543; -7.87267
91 Inchcleraun Early Medieval Ecclesiastical Site Inchcleraun 53°35′06″N8°00′40″W / 53.584863°N 8.011179°W / 53.584863; -8.011179
640 Larkfield fort Ringfort Larkfield 53°50′30″N7°32′46″W / 53.841538°N 7.546034°W / 53.841538; -7.546034
263 Granard Motte Motte & Bailey Granard Motte.png Granard 53°46′35″N7°30′07″W / 53.776312°N 7.501945°W / 53.776312; -7.501945
598 Sonnagh fort Ringfort Sonnagh 53°49′51″N7°36′02″W / 53.830744°N 7.600570°W / 53.830744; -7.600570

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