Rathmore

No parent Rathcroghan

The name of this mound translates directly to "Big Fort". It is convex in shape with a diameter of 40 m and surrounded by a 7 m wide ditch. This grass-covered, steep-sided mound is suggested to date f 阅读更多

Rathbeg

No parent Rathcroghan

Rathbeg, "Small Fort", has been categorised as a Ring Barrow with obvious concentric rings that encircle the barrow in a tiered effect. The mound is located 600 m north west of Rathcroghan mound. It h 阅读更多

Misgaun Meva - Rath Cruachan Mound

No parent Rathcroghan

votiv stone or altar visible

Misleen Meva - Rath Cruachan Mound

No parent Rathcroghan

This stone must have been quite impressive when it stood. It is 2.78m in length and obviously wouldn’t have stood to that height but it would have been still well over 2m tall. No packing 阅读更多

Rathcroghan

No parent Rathcroghan

Cruachain, or Cruachan, is one of the most important ancient sites cited in Irish literature and history. It was a place of assembly and the burial ground for many Irish kings. It was also used as a s 阅读更多

Ráth na dTarbh

No parent Rathcroghan

Diplomarbeit In 2009, geophysical surveys were conducted in Rathcroghan, the place described as the royal seat of Ailill and Medb in medieval Irish texts. This work discusses whether the medieval desc 阅读更多