Aughrim Ringforts

Aughrim Ringforts are a pair of ringforts forming a National Monument located in County Galway, Ireland.

Aughrim Ringforts
Native name
Irish: Ráthanna Eachroma
Location of Aughrim Ringforts in Ireland
Typeringfort
LocationAttidermot, Aughrim,
County Galway, Ireland
Coordinates53.293653°N 8.314536°W / 53.293653; -8.314536
ElevationAughrim Fort: 103 m (338 ft)
Lisbeg: 82 m (269 ft)
OwnerState
National Monument of Ireland
Official name: Aughrim Two Ringfort[1]
Reference no.371

Location

Aughrim Ringforts are located on farmland 900 m (½ mile) south of Aughrim, County Galway, on Aughrim Hill. They are 335 m apart.

History

Ringforts were built in Ireland in the 6th–12th century as protected farmsteads.[2] The Aughrim forts provide commanding views over the surrounding countryside and overlooking the Melehan River, a tributary of the Suck.

Description

Aughrim Fort

A univallate ringfort, about 40 m (130 ft) in diameter.[3]

It is also known as General St. Ruth's Fort, after the Marquis de St Ruth; it was here that the Irish Jacobites placed their cannon at the 1691 Battle of Aughrim, and St Ruth was fatally shot in the field 250 m (270 yd) to the northeast.[4]

Lisbeg

A univallate ringfort, about 40 m (130 ft) in diameter.[5][6]

References
  1. Seirbhís na Séadcomharthaí Náisiúnta (National Monuments Service) (4 March 2009). "National Monuments in State Care: Ownership & Guardianship – Galway" (PDF). Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  2. "Going underground".
  3. "- Place names of Galway". places.galwaylibrary.ie.
  4. Killanin, Baron Michael Morris; Duignan, Michael V. (2 April 1989). "The Shell guide to Ireland". Gill and Macmillan – via Google Books.
  5. "- Place names of Galway". places.galwaylibrary.ie.
  6. Spellissy, Sean (1 January 1999). "The history of Galway". Celtic Bookshop – via Google Books.


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