Ancient Ring Fort

Ancient Ring Fort is an archaeological site in County Longford, Leinster. Ancient Ring Fort is situated nearby to the lake Glen Lough, as well as near the village Rathowen.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rathowen and Edgeworthstown.

Rathowen

Village

Photo: Cqui, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Rathowen is a small village in County Westmeath, Ireland, on the N4 national primary route. Rathowen was designated as a census town by the Central Statistics Office for the first time in the 2016 census, at which time it had a population of 150 people. Rathowen is situated 3 km east of Ancient Ring Fort.

Edgeworthstown

Town

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Edgeworthstown or Mostrim is a small town in County Longford, Ireland. The town is in the east of the county, near the border with County Westmeath. Nearby towns are Longford 12 km to the west, Mullingar 26 km to the east, Athlone 40 km to the south and Cavan 42 km to the north. Edgeworthstown is situated 5 km northwest of Ancient Ring Fort.

Street

Village

Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Street or Streete is a village and parish in County Westmeath, Ireland. It lies on the regional road between Lismacaffery and Rathowen. Its Irish name was historically anglicised as Straid or Strade before it became Street or Streete. Street is situated 6 km northeast of Ancient Ring Fort.

Ancient Ring Fort

Type: Archaeological site
Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: County Longford, Leinster, East Coast and Midlands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.65799° or 53° 39′ 29″ north

Longitude

-7.56442° or 7° 33′ 52″ west

Open location code

9C5JMC5P+56

OpenStreetMap ID

way 313204091

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

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