Lisnaran Fort

53°52′58″N 6°20′50″W / 53.882652°N 6.347109°W / 53.882652; -6.347109Altitude17 m (56 ft)TyperingfortPart ofLinn Duachaill?Area0.2 ha (0.49 acres)Circumference335 m (1,099 ft)HistoryBuilderNorse Gaels?MaterialearthFounded9th–10th centuryAbandoned14th century?PeriodsViking IrelandCulturesNorse Gaels/Gaelic IrishSite notesArchaeologistsPaul StevensPublic accessyes
National monument of Ireland
Official nameLisnaran FortReference no.579

Lisnaran Fort is a ringfort (rath) and National Monument located in County Louth, Ireland.[1][2]

Location

Lisnaran Fort is located outside Annagassan, near the meeting-point of the River Glyde and River Dee.[3]

History

Edward II pennies
Obverse Reverse
Pennies of Edward II, like those found at Lisnaran.

Lisnaran contains the remains of circular and a rectangular structures, and may have featured more extensive defences outside the main enclosure.[4] It was historically associated with the Viking longphort Linn Duachaill, but the combination of a hillfort with round and rectangular structures suggests a Gaelic Irish origin. The only find at Lisnaran was a wooden box in 1928, containing twelve silver pennies, all dating from 1279–1315 and from the reign of Edward I or Edward II as Lord of Ireland.[5][6]

References

  1. ^ Mahr, A. M. (1 January 1929). "A Hoard of Coins Found near Annagassan". Journal of the County Louth Archaeological Society. 7 (1): 42–45. doi:10.2307/27728287. JSTOR 27728287.
  2. ^ Symposium, Friends of Medieval Dublin (1 January 2008). Medieval Dublin ... Four Courts Press. ISBN 9781846820427 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ Nolan, William (1 January 1999). Laois: History & Society. Geography Publications. ISBN 9780906602461 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ "21676 « Excavations".
  5. ^ "The longphort phenomenon in Early Christian and Viking Ireland". 22 February 2013.
  6. ^ Mahr, A. M. (1 January 1929). "A Hoard of Coins Found near Annagassan". Journal of the County Louth Archaeological Society. 7 (1): 42–45. doi:10.2307/27728287. JSTOR 27728287.