Ringfort Belonging to Powerful Irish Early Medieval Rulers Unearthed in Galway - Archaeology Magazine

Ringfort Belonging to Powerful Irish Early Medieval Rulers Unearthed in Galway - Archaeology Magazine

Excavation underway at Rathgurreen Ringfort, County Galway, Ireland MAREE, IRELAND—The Irish Times reports that archaeologists from the University of Galway have uncovered a fortress belonging to a noble Medieval family near the shores of Galway Bay. Since preliminary investigation the 1940s, Rathgurreen Ringfort in Maree was suspected of being a high-status settlement during the Middle Ages, which recent archaeological work confirmed, but the t…

Archaeologists reveal ancient nobles’ ringfort

Archaeologists have confirmed a ringfort overlooking Galway Bay as a settlement for rulers and nobles in Ireland’s Early Medieval period. The post Archaeologists reveal ancient nobles’ ringfort appeared first on Archaeology Wiki.