Larkfield fort

Larkfield fort
Ráth Chluain Fhuiseog
	Shown within Ireland
Location	Larkfield, Mullinalaghta, ; County Longford, Ireland
Coordinates	53°50′30″N 7°32′46″W / 53.841538°N 7.546034°WCoordinates: 53°50′30″N 7°32′46″W / 53.841538°N 7.546034°W
Type	ringfort
Area	0.14 ha (0.35 acres)
History
Material	earth
Periods	Bronze or Iron Age (c. 2400 BC – AD 400)
Site notes
Ownership	private
Designation	National Monument

Larkfield fort is a ringfort (rath) and National Monument located in County Longford, Ireland.^[1] On the Record of Monuments and Places it bears the code LF006-021----.^[2]

Location[]

Larkfield fort is located east of Lough Gowna, 500 m (1,600 ft) from the edge. The nearest village is Mullinalaghta, 1.9 km (1.2 mi) to the southeast.

Description[]

The ringfort is a univallate bank and ditch with an entrance in the east.

References[]

^ "Archived copy" (PDF). www.longfordlibrary.ie. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 August 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ https://www.archaeology.ie/sites/default/files/media/pdf/Archaeology-RMP-Longford-Manual-(1996)-0030.pdf

[1] "Archived copy" (PDF). www.longfordlibrary.ie. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 August 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[2] ttps://www.archaeology.ie/sites/default/files/media/pdf/Archaeology-RMP-Longford-Manual-(1996)-0030.pdf

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