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Ardagh Fort
52.4936° N, -9.0682° E
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Ardagh Fort is a ringfort (rath) and National Monument in County Limerick, Ireland, famous as the discovery site of the Ardagh Hoard.
Paleolithic
Mesolithic
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Chalcolithic
Bronze Age
Iron Age
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Hoard artefacts (creation)
8th–9th centuries AD
Hillfort construction
c. 1000 BC
Hoard concealment
c. 1740
Hoard discovery
late September 1868
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Defensive Structures
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Buried Treasure
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Landscaped EarthworksArtificial Mounds
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