ringfort , auch: ring fort

The castle was built on the site of an old ringfort.

Finally evidence of a third ringfort can be found near Claremont.

Site of a possible souterrain, at the north side is a ringfort.

Evidence of an earlier ringfort indicates the area had been inhabited from very early times.

As one can see, Donegal is an area of low ringfort concentration.

The ringfort is surrounded on three sides by steep cliffs.

A holy well, castle, ringfort and spring are located nearby.

The ringfort suggests the settlement may have originated in the early medieval period.

Originally, there would have been buildings inside the ringfort.

Inside the ringfort are 95 houses arranged in 12 blocks around a central open area with a circular building.

Historical sites include a kiln, ringfort and 2 standing stones.

They are common throughout the country, with a mean density of just over one ringfort within any area of 2 km2.

As can be seen from the above text, the relationship between the banks of a ringfort and vassalage is quite clear.

There is a ringfort and a famine village in the townland.

But when they reached the ringfort, Ghost balked again.

This year's work considers the ringfort that underlies the medieval tower.

Anything could be moving under that sea, creeping toward the ringfort through the dark of the wood, concealed beneath those trees.

A ringfort, known as Killeshin moat, stands to the southeast.

This mound dished at the top is surrounded by a wide bank joined to a ringfort.

Although it is similar to a ringfort, the apex of the mound is considered too small.

On the west side is a ringfort.

The ringfort is open to the public.

The ringfort consists of a limestone wall approximately 300 meters long and has nine gates.

However, there was no widespread interest in the house, as it was built on the site of a supposed fairy ringfort.

The assumption is that during the last eight centuries of tilling, many ringfort sites were destroyed.