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Northern Ireland, like the rest of the British Isles, is dotted with hillforts. The Atlas of Hillforts of Britain and Ireland lists thirty-two such forts. These are classically defined as small hilltop settlements fortified with earthworks, but many are not located on hills, and probably did not function as forts. [1] Their function is unclear; although conventionally interpreted as defensive fortifications [2] and centres of economic political power, [3] there is little evidence that they were ever attacked, [1] and more recent scholarship has suggested that they may be better interpreted as monuments. [4]
County Antrim
- Ballygill North (Rathlin Island) ( 55°18′41″N 6°14′27″W / 55.31127°N 6.24084°W), promontory fort [5]
- Carncoagh ( 54°56′03″N 6°13′38″W / 54.93428°N 6.22736°W), contour fort [6]
- Carnduff ( 55°13′16″N 6°16′23″W / 55.22109°N 6.27308°W), promontory fort [7]
- Carravindoon (Rathlin Island) ( 55°16′19″N 6°10′45″W / 55.2719°N 6.17919°W), promontory fort [8]
- Carrickagile (Rathlin Island) ( 55°17′19″N 6°10′30″W / 55.28865°N 6.17494°W), promontory fort [9]
- Derrynaseer ( 54°30′31″N 6°17′35″W / 54.50874°N 6.29293°W), contour fort [10]
- Dooninish ( 55°14′12″N 6°25′32″W / 55.23671°N 6.42553°W), promontory fort [11]
- Dunineny Castle ( 55°12′42″N 6°15′04″W / 55.2116°N 6.25103°W), promontory fort [12]
- Dunmull ( 55°10′23″N 6°36′18″W / 55.1731°N 6.605°W), partial contour fort [13]
- Galboly Lower ( 55°02′45″N 5°57′55″W / 55.0459°N 5.96539°W), promontory fort [14]
- Knockdhu ( 54°53′22″N 5°54′35″W / 54.88949°N 5.90961°W), promontory fort [15]
- Larrybane ( 55°14′30″N 6°21′09″W / 55.24176°N 6.35254°W), promontory fort [16]
- Lurigethan ( 55°03′44″N 6°04′49″W / 55.06209°N 6.08029°W), promontory fort [17]
- Lyles Hill ( 54°40′44″N 6°03′59″W / 54.67882°N 6.06636°W), partial contour fort [18]
- McArt's Fort ( 54°38′50″N 5°56′53″W / 54.64715°N 5.94815°W), promontory fort [19]
County Armagh
- Forkill ( 54°04′38″N 6°26′12″W / 54.07717°N 6.4366°W), contour fort [20]
- Haughey's Fort ( 54°20′58″N 6°42′58″W / 54.34955°N 6.71625°W), multiple enclosure hillfort [21]
- Lisbanoe ( 54°19′22″N 6°41′11″W / 54.32265°N 6.68643°W), multiple enclosure hillfort [22]
County Down
- Coolnacran in Whyte's Estate, Loughbrickland.
- Downpatrick ( 54°19′39″N 5°43′21″W / 54.32743°N 5.72263°W), contour fort [23]
- Dromorebrague ( 54°18′39″N 6°15′28″W / 54.31084°N 6.2578°W), contour fort [24]
- Lisnagade ( 54°20′01″N 6°19′48″W / 54.333712°N 6.330055°W), earthen ringfort
- Magheraknock ( 54°26′02″N 5°55′44″W / 54.433881°N 5.929°W), contour fort [25]
County Fermanagh
County Londonderry
- Dungannon Fort ( 55°09′24″N 6°48′33″W / 55.1567°N 6.80913°W), promontory fort [27]
- Tintagh ( 54°42′47″N 6°42′59″W / 54.71306°N 6.71651°W), promontory fort [28]
County Tyrone
- Aghnahoo ( 54°40′10″N 7°39′35″W / 54.66934°N 7.65978°W), multiple enclosure hillfort [29]
- Cabragh Fort ( 54°27′29″N 7°35′07″W / 54.4581°N 7.58521°W), contour fort [30]
- Clogher ( 54°24′27″N 7°10′17″W / 54.4075°N 7.17146°W), contour fort [31]
- Clogher Demesne ( 54°24′01″N 7°09′26″W / 54.40017°N 7.15729°W), contour fort [32]
- Freughmore ( 54°33′13″N 7°16′53″W / 54.55369°N 7.28132°W), contour fort [33]
- Lisbancarney ( 54°26′04″N 6°46′15″W / 54.4345°N 6.77071°W), multiple enclosure hillfort [34]
- Mallabeny ( 54°25′59″N 7°13′05″W / 54.433°N 7.21811°W), contour fort [35]
- Tycanny ( 54°28′04″N 7°08′02″W / 54.46773°N 7.13385°W), partial contour fort [36]
References
- ^ a b Morris, Steven (2017-06-21). "Hill fort hotspots in UK and Ireland mapped for first time in online atlas". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2017-07-27.
- ^ Hawkes, Christopher (1931). "Hill-Forts". Antiquity. 5 (17): 60–97. doi: 10.1017/S0003598X00005603. ISSN 0003-598X.
- ^ Cunliffe, Barrington Windsor (1974). Iron Age Communities in Britain: an account of England, Scotland and Wales from the seventh century BC until the Roman conquest. London: Routledge. OCLC 819799871.
- ^ Hamilton, Sue; Manley, John (2001). "Hillforts, monumentality and place: a chronological and topographic review of first millennium BC hillforts of south-east England". European Journal of Archaeology. 4 (1): 7–42. doi: 10.1179/eja.2001.4.1.7. ISSN 1461-9571.
- ^ "1510". Atlas of Hillforts of Britain and Ireland.
- ^ "4360". Atlas of Hillforts of Britain and Ireland.
- ^ "1482". Atlas of Hillforts of Britain and Ireland.
- ^ "1495". Atlas of Hillforts of Britain and Ireland.
- ^ "1493". Atlas of Hillforts of Britain and Ireland.
- ^ "0789". Atlas of Hillforts of Britain and Ireland.
- ^ "1483". Atlas of Hillforts of Britain and Ireland.
- ^ "1485". Atlas of Hillforts of Britain and Ireland.
- ^ "0808". Atlas of Hillforts of Britain and Ireland.
- ^ "1488". Atlas of Hillforts of Britain and Ireland.
- ^ "0806". Atlas of Hillforts of Britain and Ireland.
- ^ "1489". Atlas of Hillforts of Britain and Ireland.
- ^ "0807". Atlas of Hillforts of Britain and Ireland.
- ^ "0805". Atlas of Hillforts of Britain and Ireland.
- ^ "4354". Atlas of Hillforts of Britain and Ireland.
- ^ "0786". Atlas of Hillforts of Britain and Ireland.
- ^ "0662". Atlas of Hillforts of Britain and Ireland.
- ^ "0791". Atlas of Hillforts of Britain and Ireland.
- ^ "0810". Atlas of Hillforts of Britain and Ireland.
- ^ "4361". Atlas of Hillforts of Britain and Ireland.
- ^ "3057". Atlas of Hillforts of Britain and Ireland.
- ^ "4355". Atlas of Hillforts of Britain and Ireland.
- ^ "4356". Atlas of Hillforts of Britain and Ireland.
- ^ "4357". Atlas of Hillforts of Britain and Ireland.
- ^ "0811". Atlas of Hillforts of Britain and Ireland.
- ^ "4363". Atlas of Hillforts of Britain and Ireland.
- ^ "0813". Atlas of Hillforts of Britain and Ireland.
- ^ "4364". Atlas of Hillforts of Britain and Ireland.
- ^ "4362". Atlas of Hillforts of Britain and Ireland.
- ^ "0788". Atlas of Hillforts of Britain and Ireland.
- ^ "0812". Atlas of Hillforts of Britain and Ireland.
- ^ "0814". Atlas of Hillforts of Britain and Ireland.
Northern Ireland, like the rest of the British Isles, is dotted with hillforts. The Atlas of Hillforts of Britain and Ireland lists thirty-two such forts. These are classically defined as small hilltop settlements fortified with earthworks, but many are not located on hills, and probably did not function as forts. [1] Their function is unclear; although conventionally interpreted as defensive fortifications [2] and centres of economic political power, [3] there is little evidence that they were ever attacked, [1] and more recent scholarship has suggested that they may be better interpreted as monuments. [4]
County Antrim
- Ballygill North (Rathlin Island) ( 55°18′41″N 6°14′27″W / 55.31127°N 6.24084°W), promontory fort [5]
- Carncoagh ( 54°56′03″N 6°13′38″W / 54.93428°N 6.22736°W), contour fort [6]
- Carnduff ( 55°13′16″N 6°16′23″W / 55.22109°N 6.27308°W), promontory fort [7]
- Carravindoon (Rathlin Island) ( 55°16′19″N 6°10′45″W / 55.2719°N 6.17919°W), promontory fort [8]
- Carrickagile (Rathlin Island) ( 55°17′19″N 6°10′30″W / 55.28865°N 6.17494°W), promontory fort [9]
- Derrynaseer ( 54°30′31″N 6°17′35″W / 54.50874°N 6.29293°W), contour fort [10]
- Dooninish ( 55°14′12″N 6°25′32″W / 55.23671°N 6.42553°W), promontory fort [11]
- Dunineny Castle ( 55°12′42″N 6°15′04″W / 55.2116°N 6.25103°W), promontory fort [12]
- Dunmull ( 55°10′23″N 6°36′18″W / 55.1731°N 6.605°W), partial contour fort [13]
- Galboly Lower ( 55°02′45″N 5°57′55″W / 55.0459°N 5.96539°W), promontory fort [14]
- Knockdhu ( 54°53′22″N 5°54′35″W / 54.88949°N 5.90961°W), promontory fort [15]
- Larrybane ( 55°14′30″N 6°21′09″W / 55.24176°N 6.35254°W), promontory fort [16]
- Lurigethan ( 55°03′44″N 6°04′49″W / 55.06209°N 6.08029°W), promontory fort [17]
- Lyles Hill ( 54°40′44″N 6°03′59″W / 54.67882°N 6.06636°W), partial contour fort [18]
- McArt's Fort ( 54°38′50″N 5°56′53″W / 54.64715°N 5.94815°W), promontory fort [19]
County Armagh
- Forkill ( 54°04′38″N 6°26′12″W / 54.07717°N 6.4366°W), contour fort [20]
- Haughey's Fort ( 54°20′58″N 6°42′58″W / 54.34955°N 6.71625°W), multiple enclosure hillfort [21]
- Lisbanoe ( 54°19′22″N 6°41′11″W / 54.32265°N 6.68643°W), multiple enclosure hillfort [22]
County Down
- Coolnacran in Whyte's Estate, Loughbrickland.
- Downpatrick ( 54°19′39″N 5°43′21″W / 54.32743°N 5.72263°W), contour fort [23]
- Dromorebrague ( 54°18′39″N 6°15′28″W / 54.31084°N 6.2578°W), contour fort [24]
- Lisnagade ( 54°20′01″N 6°19′48″W / 54.333712°N 6.330055°W), earthen ringfort
- Magheraknock ( 54°26′02″N 5°55′44″W / 54.433881°N 5.929°W), contour fort [25]
County Fermanagh
County Londonderry
- Dungannon Fort ( 55°09′24″N 6°48′33″W / 55.1567°N 6.80913°W), promontory fort [27]
- Tintagh ( 54°42′47″N 6°42′59″W / 54.71306°N 6.71651°W), promontory fort [28]
County Tyrone
- Aghnahoo ( 54°40′10″N 7°39′35″W / 54.66934°N 7.65978°W), multiple enclosure hillfort [29]
- Cabragh Fort ( 54°27′29″N 7°35′07″W / 54.4581°N 7.58521°W), contour fort [30]
- Clogher ( 54°24′27″N 7°10′17″W / 54.4075°N 7.17146°W), contour fort [31]
- Clogher Demesne ( 54°24′01″N 7°09′26″W / 54.40017°N 7.15729°W), contour fort [32]
- Freughmore ( 54°33′13″N 7°16′53″W / 54.55369°N 7.28132°W), contour fort [33]
- Lisbancarney ( 54°26′04″N 6°46′15″W / 54.4345°N 6.77071°W), multiple enclosure hillfort [34]
- Mallabeny ( 54°25′59″N 7°13′05″W / 54.433°N 7.21811°W), contour fort [35]
- Tycanny ( 54°28′04″N 7°08′02″W / 54.46773°N 7.13385°W), partial contour fort [36]
References
- ^ a b Morris, Steven (2017-06-21). "Hill fort hotspots in UK and Ireland mapped for first time in online atlas". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2017-07-27.
- ^ Hawkes, Christopher (1931). "Hill-Forts". Antiquity. 5 (17): 60–97. doi: 10.1017/S0003598X00005603. ISSN 0003-598X.
- ^ Cunliffe, Barrington Windsor (1974). Iron Age Communities in Britain: an account of England, Scotland and Wales from the seventh century BC until the Roman conquest. London: Routledge. OCLC 819799871.
- ^ Hamilton, Sue; Manley, John (2001). "Hillforts, monumentality and place: a chronological and topographic review of first millennium BC hillforts of south-east England". European Journal of Archaeology. 4 (1): 7–42. doi: 10.1179/eja.2001.4.1.7. ISSN 1461-9571.
- ^ "1510". Atlas of Hillforts of Britain and Ireland.
- ^ "4360". Atlas of Hillforts of Britain and Ireland.
- ^ "1482". Atlas of Hillforts of Britain and Ireland.
- ^ "1495". Atlas of Hillforts of Britain and Ireland.
- ^ "1493". Atlas of Hillforts of Britain and Ireland.
- ^ "0789". Atlas of Hillforts of Britain and Ireland.
- ^ "1483". Atlas of Hillforts of Britain and Ireland.
- ^ "1485". Atlas of Hillforts of Britain and Ireland.
- ^ "0808". Atlas of Hillforts of Britain and Ireland.
- ^ "1488". Atlas of Hillforts of Britain and Ireland.
- ^ "0806". Atlas of Hillforts of Britain and Ireland.
- ^ "1489". Atlas of Hillforts of Britain and Ireland.
- ^ "0807". Atlas of Hillforts of Britain and Ireland.
- ^ "0805". Atlas of Hillforts of Britain and Ireland.
- ^ "4354". Atlas of Hillforts of Britain and Ireland.
- ^ "0786". Atlas of Hillforts of Britain and Ireland.
- ^ "0662". Atlas of Hillforts of Britain and Ireland.
- ^ "0791". Atlas of Hillforts of Britain and Ireland.
- ^ "0810". Atlas of Hillforts of Britain and Ireland.
- ^ "4361". Atlas of Hillforts of Britain and Ireland.
- ^ "3057". Atlas of Hillforts of Britain and Ireland.
- ^ "4355". Atlas of Hillforts of Britain and Ireland.
- ^ "4356". Atlas of Hillforts of Britain and Ireland.
- ^ "4357". Atlas of Hillforts of Britain and Ireland.
- ^ "0811". Atlas of Hillforts of Britain and Ireland.
- ^ "4363". Atlas of Hillforts of Britain and Ireland.
- ^ "0813". Atlas of Hillforts of Britain and Ireland.
- ^ "4364". Atlas of Hillforts of Britain and Ireland.
- ^ "4362". Atlas of Hillforts of Britain and Ireland.
- ^ "0788". Atlas of Hillforts of Britain and Ireland.
- ^ "0812". Atlas of Hillforts of Britain and Ireland.
- ^ "0814". Atlas of Hillforts of Britain and Ireland.