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Sonnagh fort

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Sonnagh fort
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Sonnagh fort is a large bivallate ringfort in County Longford, Ireland, dated to the Bronze or Iron Age. Its double earth banks and ditch still surround a protected homestead overlooking the eastern plains, while a fresh spring bubbles immediately beside the ancient walls. The name Sonnagh comes from the Irish word for palisade, reminding anyone who walks its ridge that people lived there long before written history.
Sonnagh fort is recorded as a archaeological place in County Longford. Its open map record supplies this location and any linked names or public references.

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