Lisnaran Fort

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

Lisnaran Fort
Lios na Rann
Shown within Ireland
LocationLinns, Annagassan, County Louth, Ireland
RegionDundalk Harbour
Coordinates53.882652°N 6.347109°W / 53.882652; -6.347109
Altitude17 m (56 ft)
Typeringfort
Part ofLinn Duachaill?
Area0.2 ha (0.49 acres)
Circumference335 m (1,099 ft)
History
BuilderNorse Gaels?
Materialearth
Founded9th–10th century
Abandoned14th century?
PeriodsViking Ireland
CulturesNorse Gaels/Gaelic Irish
Site notes
ArchaeologistsPaul Stevens
Public accessyes
Official nameLisnaran Fort
Reference no.579

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.
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