Ráth Áth an Bhaird | |
Location | Aghaward,
Ballinalee, County Longford, Ireland |
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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]
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.
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.
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Ráth Áth an Bhaird | |
Location | Aghaward,
Ballinalee, County Longford, Ireland |
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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]
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.
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.
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cite web}}
: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (
link)