Lisnaran Fort facts for kids
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Lios na Rann
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 Location in Ireland
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| Location | Linns, Annagassan, County Louth, Ireland |
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| Region | Dundalk Harbour |
| Coordinates | 53°52′58″N 6°20′50″W / 53.882652°N 6.347109°W |
| Altitude | 17 m (56 ft) |
| Type | ringfort |
| Part of | Linn Duachaill? |
| Area | 0.2 ha (0.49 acres) |
| Circumference | 335 m (1,099 ft) |
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| Builder | Norse Gaels? |
| Material | earth |
| Founded | 9th–10th century |
| Abandoned | 14th century? |
| Periods | Viking Ireland |
| Cultures | Norse Gaels/Gaelic Irish |
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| Archaeologists | Paul Stevens |
| Public access | yes |
| Official name | Lisnaran Fort |
| Reference no. | 579 |
Lisnaran Fort is a ringfort (rath) and National Monument located in County Louth, Ireland.
Location
Lisnaran Fort is located outside Annagassan, near the meeting-point of the River Glyde and River Dee.
History
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| 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. 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.
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