Rathgall Hillfort
Rathgall, or the Ring of the Rath, is a large multivallate hill fort in County Wicklow, Ireland. Dating from the Bronze Age, it consists of three roughly concentric stone ramparts with a fourth masonry wall dating from the Medieval period at its centre.- Rock
- …lies at an elevation of 131 metres (430 feet)
- Description: large multivallate hill fort near the town of Shillelagh
- Also known as“Rath East”“Rath Geal”“Rathgall”“Ring of the Rath”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Church of the Holy Trinity.
Church of the Holy Trinity
Church of the Holy Trinity is situated 4 km southwest of Rathgall Hillfort.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tullow and Ardattin.
Tullow
Tullow is a small market town in County Carlow where N81 crosses the River Slaney.
Ardattin
Ardattin is a village and townland in County Carlow, Ireland, 6 km south of Tullow. Ardattin is situated 6 km southwest of Rathgall Hillfort.
Clonmore
Clonmore is a village, civil parish and townland in County Carlow, Ireland. Clonmore is situated 7 km northeast of Rathgall Hillfort.
Rathgall Hillfort
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Latitude
52.80083° or 52° 48′ 3″ north
Longitude
-6.66° or 6° 39′ 36″ west
Open location code
9C4MR82R+82
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Irish—“Rathgall Hillfort” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Ратхгал”
- Cebuano: “Rathgall”
- Dutch: “Rathgall”
- German: “Hillfort Rathgall”
- German: “Rathgall Hillfort”
- German: “Rathgall”
- Irish: “An Ráth Gheal”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Tullow Hill and Raheen.
County Wicklow: Highlights
Learn more about Bray and Wicklow.
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