Danestown Ringfort
Creator: kuceri
Deployed: YES
Deployed On: Jan 17, 2012
Location: N/A
First to Capture: thomasvm
Last Capture: Feb 01, 2012
Number of Captures: 2
Decimal: 53.62439 -6.52324
Degrees: 53° 37.463 -6° 31.394
Danestown Ringfort is without doubt one of the most impressive ringforts, where the inner raised circular platform is over four metres high with a deep fosse (ditch), pictured right and outer bank, the outer bank is over two metres high in places. The ringfort has a diameter of about 150 feet.
Large Celtic ringfort, prob 7th - 10th Century, may have been a royal residence (local king - Rí Tuatha in Irish)
Hint: Wooden post with ivy.
Large Celtic ringfort, prob 7th - 10th Century, may have been a royal residence (local king - Rí Tuatha in Irish)
Hint: Wooden post with ivy.