Aughrim Ringforts

Aughrim Ringforts are a pair of ringforts forming a National Monument located in County Galway, Ireland.

Location
Aughrim Ringforts are located on farmland 900 m (½ mile) south of Aughrim, County Galway, on Aughrim Hill. They are 335 m apart.

History
Ringforts were built in Ireland in the 6th–12th century as protected farmsteads. The Aughrim forts provide commanding views over the surrounding countryside and overlooking the Melehan River, a tributary of the Suck.

Aughrim Fort
A univallate ringfort, about 40 m in diameter.

It is also known as General St. Ruth's Fort, after the Marquis de St Ruth; it was here that the Irish Jacobites placed their cannon at the 1691 Battle of Aughrim, and St Ruth was fatally shot in the field 250 m to the northeast.

Lisbeg
A univallate ringfort, about 40 m in diameter.