Larkfield fort explained
| Larkfield fort |
| Native Name: | Ráth Chluain Fhuiseog |
| Native Name Lang: | ga |
| Map Type: | Ireland |
| Coordinates: | 53.8415°N -7.546°W |
| Location: | Larkfield, Mullinalaghta,
County Longford, Ireland |
| Type: | ringfort |
| Area: | 0.14ha |
| Material: | earth |
| Epochs: | Bronze or Iron Age (c. 2400 BC – AD 400) |
| Ownership: | private |
| Other Designation: | National Monument |
| Embedded: | | Embed: | yes | | Designation2: | National Monument of Ireland | | Designation2 Offname: | Larkfield | | Designation2 Number: | 640[1] |
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Larkfield fort is a ringfort (rath) and National Monument located in County Longford, Ireland.[2] On the Record of Monuments and Places it bears the code LF006-021----.[3]
Location
Larkfield fort is located east of Lough Gowna, 500m (1,600feet) from the edge. The nearest village is Mullinalaghta, 1.9km (01.2miles) to the southeast.
Description
The ringfort is a univallate bank and ditch with an entrance in the east.
Notes and References
- Web site: National Monuments of County Longford in State Care . 1 . heritageireland.ie . National Monument Service . 2 July 2020.
- Web site: Accessibility Audit of the Record of Monuments and Places for County Longford . 41 . www.longfordlibrary.ie . 14 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160813052419/http://www.longfordlibrary.ie/uploadedFiles/longfordlibrary/Heritage/Projects/Longford%20RMP%20Accessibility%20Audit%202009-2010.pdf . 13 August 2016 . dead.
- Web site: County Longford . Record Of Monuments And Places as Established under Section 12 of the National Monuments (Amendment) Act 1994 . The Commissioners of Public Works In Ireland, National Monuments and Historic Properties Service . 1996.
