What is a Ringfort? August 19, 2024 Unipro2013main Ancient History, Historical, History, Irish History </p> <h2>What is a Ringfort?</h2> <p> What is a ringfort? Is it a fairy fort? A rath? A cashel? A lios?<br /> Ringforts can be found all over Ireland. At least 47,000 exist. While some believe that date back to Irish prehistory, the vast majority date from the early Christian period (roughly 300-600AD). The name ringfort is a misnomer as they were actually fortified homesteads or farms. This video explains what ringforts are, looks are the different types – so you can distinguish between a cashel and a rath, and also at some controversies about them: their name, their dates (some remained in use until the early modern period)<br /> #ringfort #ringofkerry #cashel #wildatlanticway #irishhistory #irisharchaeology #Kerry #ancienthistory #ancient #ireland #medieval<br /> References<br /> Allen, F, Whelan, K. and Stout, M. Atlas of the Irish Rural Landscape. Cork University Press. 2011.<br /> FitzPatrick, Elizabeth, 2009 “Native enclosed settlement and the problem of the Irish ‘Ringfort’” Medieval Archaeology, 53, 2009.<br /> O’Sullivan, A. and Sheehan, J. The Iveragh peninsula: an archaeological survey of South Kerry. Cork University press. 1996<br /> Stout, Matthew. The Irish Ringfort. Four Courts Press. 2023<br /> Credit to : Foras Feasa: Exploring Irish History</p> <p> Please support our Sponsors here :
