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Ráth Aireagail | |
Shown within Ireland | |
Location | Errigal, Cootehill, County Cavan, Ireland |
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Coordinates | 54°03′56″N 7°06′14″W / 54.065652°N 7.103841°W / 54.065652; -7.103841 |
Type | ringfort |
Area | 951 m (10,240 sq ft) |
History | |
Material | earth |
Periods | Bronze or Iron Age (c. 2400 BC – AD 400) |
Site notes | |
Ownership | private |
Designation | National Monument |
National monument of Ireland | |
Official name | Errigal |
Reference no. | 585 |
Errigal Ringfort, also called Fort William, is a ringfort (rath) and National Monument located in County Cavan, Ireland.
Location
Errigal Ringfort is located about 1.6 km (0.99 mi) west-southwest of Cootehill, just north of the Annalee River.
References
- "National Monuments of County Cavan in State Care" (PDF). heritageireland.ie. National Monument Service. p. 1. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- "Geograph:: Rath, Errigal (Closer view) © Kenneth Allen".