Aghaward Fort
| Aghaward fort Irish: Ráth Áth an Bhaird | |
|
County Longford | |
|---|---|
| Type: | ringfort |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | N23468257 |
| Location: | 53°47’32"N, 7°38’41"W |
| Village: | Aghaward |
| History | |
| Built Bronze or Iron Age (c. 2400 BC – AD 400) | |
| Material: | earth |
| Information | |
| Owned by: | private |
The Aghaward fort is a ringfort (known in Ireland as a 'rath') in County Longford. Its date is uncertain: it may be from the Iron Age or even the Bronze Age.
The ringfort is an enclosure with a high earthen bank and external ditch, the bank rising 8 feet from the base of the ditch.
Today the site is enrolled as a National Monument.
Location
Aghaward fort is located about a mile north of Ballinalee, just north of Aghaward House. There are several springs nearby, and various tributaries of the River Camlin, which may have influenced the siting of the fort.
References
- Earthwork fort or rath in Co. Longford: National Monuments Record
- Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, 1899