Danestown Fort | |
Native Name: | Ráth Bhaile an Dainigh |
Native Name Lang: | ga |
Map Type: | Ireland |
Coordinates: | 53.6241°N -6.5233°W |
Location: | Danestown, County Meath, Ireland |
Type: | Ringfort |
Area: | 1661m2 |
Diameter: | 46m (151feet) |
Material: | earth |
Built: | AD 500–1000 |
Epochs: | Middle Ages |
Other Designation: | National Monument |
Danestown Fort is a ringfort (rath) and National Monument located in County Meath, Ireland.[1]
Danestown ringfort is located about 700m (2,300feet) southeast of Kentstown and on the south bank of the Nanny River, a Boyne tributary.
The inner raised circular platform is over 4m (13feet) high with a deep fosse (ditch) and outer bank; the outer bank is over 2m (07feet) high in places.[2]