🛡 Ringforts of the World

These are notable ringforts — the round earthen or stone enclosures that were the ordinary dwellings of early-medieval farmers and chiefs, some thirty thousand of them scattered across Ireland and Britain alone, from the raths of the midlands to the cashels of the Burren and the lis of Wales. Each profile shows where the fort stands, which country it is in, and a plain-English introduction from Wikipedia.

39 ringforts from 2 countries are covered below, grouped by continent. Open any ringfort for its full profile.

Europe (39)

Europe (39 ringforts)

Coordinates are approximate locations. Descriptions: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), cached on our server. Data sourced from Wikidata. Related: Mountains · Lakes · Islands · World Heritage.