| Aughrim Ringforts | |
| Native Name: | Ráthanna Eachroma |
| Native Language: | ga |
| Coordinates: | 53.2937°N -8.3145°W |
| Location: | Attidermot, Aughrim, County Galway, Ireland |
| Elevation: | Aughrim Fort: 103m (338feet) Lisbeg: 82m (269feet) |
| Owner: | State |
| Designation1: | National Monument of Ireland |
| Designation1 Offname: | Aughrim[1] |
| Designation1 Number: | 371 |
Aughrim Ringforts are a pair of ringforts forming a National Monument located in County Galway, Ireland.
Aughrim Ringforts are located on farmland 900 m (½ mile) south of Aughrim, County Galway, on Aughrim Hill. They are 335 m apart.
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.
A univallate ringfort, about 40m (130feet) 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 250m (820feet) to the northeast.[4]
A univallate ringfort, about 40m (130feet) in diameter.[5] [6]