Aghaward fort
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Ráth Áth an Bhaird | |
  Shown within Ireland | |
| Location | Aghaward, Ballinalee, County Longford, Ireland |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 53°47′32″N 7°38′41″W / 53.792357°N 7.644732°W |
| 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 |
| 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
- ^ "National Monuments of County Longford in State Care" (PDF). heritageireland.ie. National Monument Service. p. 1. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). www.longfordlibrary.ie. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 August 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Holdings: Earthwork fort or rath in Co. Longford". 1899.
- ^ 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.