Johnston’s Fort
Johnston’s Fort is an archaeological site in Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon, Northern Ireland. Johnston’s Fort is situated nearby to the archaeological site Coolnacran Ringfort, as well as near the aerodrome Loughbrickland Airstrip.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lisnagade and Loughbrickland Crannóg.
Lisnagade
Archaeological site
Photo: Albert Bridge, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lisnagade is a large multivallate earthen ringfort, three miles west of Banbridge, County Down, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, just off the Scarva road. Lisnagade is situated 1¼ miles west of Johnston’s Fort.
Loughbrickland Crannóg
Archaeological site
Photo: Aubrey Dale, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Loughbrickland Crannóg is a Bronze Age human-made island known as a crannóg, 4 miles south west of Banbridge, County Down, Northern Ireland. It is situated in the middle of the lough, 1 mile from the village of Loughbrickland. Loughbrickland Crannóg is situated 1½ miles south of Johnston’s Fort.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Loughbrickland and Banbridge.
Loughbrickland
Village
Photo: Albert Bridge, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Loughbrickland is a small village in County Down, Northern Ireland, south of Banbridge on the A1 Belfast–Dublin road. In the 2011 census it had a population of 693. Loughbrickland is within the Banbridge District.
Banbridge
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Banbridge is a town in County Down in Northern Ireland, nowadays governed as part of Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon District. It stands on the road between Belfast and Newry so it grew up as a rest stop for stagecoaches, and in the 19th century it was a major centre of the Irish linen industry.
Lawrencetown
Village
Laurencetown or Lawrencetown is a small village in County Down, Northern Ireland. It sits on the River Bann, along the main road between the towns of Banbridge and Portadown. Lawrencetown is situated 3½ miles north of Johnston’s Fort.
Johnston’s Fort
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.32708° or 54° 19′ 38″ northLongitude
-6.30183° or 6° 18′ 7″ westOpen location code
9C6M8MGX+R7OpenStreetMap ID
node 4208742086OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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Notable Places Nearby
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