Blossomfort
Lios Ard Bláiche | |
  Shown within Ireland | |
| Location | Blossomfort, Ballyclogh, County Cork, Ireland |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 52°09′41″N 8°45′15″W / 52.161504°N 8.754160°W |
| Type | ringfort |
| History | |
| Material | earth |
| Founded | c. AD 550–900 |
| Site notes | |
| Ownership | state[1] |
| Official name | Blossomfort |
| Reference no. | 594[2] |
Blossomfort is a ringfort (rath) and National Monument (#594) located in County Cork, Ireland.[3]
Location[edit]
Blossomfort is located 1 km southwest of Ballyclogh.
History and description[edit]
Blossomfort is a circular lios, 60 m (200 ft) in diameter with an entrance in the northeast corner.[4] Ringforts of this type were mostly built c. AD 550–900. Internally people were housed in wooden huts. Another fort lies immediately to the northeast; this may have served as a livestock enclosure.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ "Listing 7 January 2003". Heritage Ireland. Archived from the original (XLS) on 27 February 2017. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
- ^ "National Monuments of County Cork in State Care" (PDF). heritageireland.ie. National Monument Service. p. 1. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- ^ "National Monuments in State Care: Ownership & Guardianship" (PDF). National Monuments Service. 25 February 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 October 2015 – via Oireachtas.
- ^ "25-inch OS map". Archived from the original on 29 August 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
- ^ "Unpublished Excavations: RINGFORTS".