Ardcarn Mound facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Ardcarn Mound |
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| Native name Irish: Ard Carna |
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| Type | ringfort |
| Location | Ardcarne, County Roscommon, Ireland |
| Elevation | 86 m (282 ft) |
| Built | Neolithic/Bronze Age (4000 – 800 BC) |
| Official name: Ardcarn Mound | |
| Reference no. | 488 |
Ardcarn Mound is an ancient site in County Roscommon, Ireland. It includes a large mound and a type of old fort called a ringfort. This special place is protected as a National Monument because of its historical importance. It tells us a lot about people who lived here thousands of years ago.
Where is Ardcarn Mound Located?
Ardcarn Mound is found in a beautiful part of Ireland. It is about 6 km (3.7 mi) east of a town called Boyle. You can also find it about 3 km (1.9 mi) south of Lough Key, which is a lovely lake.
What is Ardcarn Mound?
Ardcarn Mound is mainly a type of ancient burial site known as a bowl barrow. Imagine a large, round hill built by people long ago. These mounds were often used to bury important people.
Right next to this mound, there is a ringfort. A ringfort is a circular area surrounded by banks and ditches. It was built for protection. This particular ringfort is "trivallate," which means it has three sets of banks and ditches. This made it very strong!
Inside or near the ringfort, there is also a souterrain. A souterrain is an underground passage or room. People in ancient Ireland used these for storage, or sometimes as a hiding place.
A bit further south, there is another simpler fort called a rath. A rath is another name for a ringfort, usually with just one bank and ditch.
These structures together show us how people lived, buried their dead, and protected themselves in Ireland during the Neolithic and Bronze Ages. That was a very long time ago, between 4000 and 800 BC!
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