Blossomfort

Blossomfort
Lios Ard Bláiche
	Shown within Ireland
Location	Blossomfort, Ballyclogh, ; County Cork, Ireland
Coordinates	52°09′41″N 8°45′15″W / 52.161504°N 8.754160°W
Type	ringfort
History
Material	earth
Founded	c. AD 550–900
Site notes
Ownership	state
National monument of Ireland
Official name	Blossomfort
Reference no.	594

Blossomfort is a ringfort (rath) and National Monument (#594) located in County Cork, Ireland.^[3]

Location

Blossomfort is located 1 km southwest of Ballyclogh.

History and description

Blossomfort is a circular lios, 60 m (200 ft) in diameter with an entrance in the northeast corner.^[4] Ringforts of this type were mostly built c. AD 550–900. Internally people were housed in wooden huts. Another fort lies immediately to the northeast; this may have served as a livestock enclosure.^[5]

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