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Lisnagade

Multivallate ringfort in County Down, Northern Ireland

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Lisnagade (from Irish Lios na gCéad 'ringfort of the hundred') is a large multivallate earthen ringfort, three miles west of Banbridge, County Down, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, just off the Scarva road. Lisnagade Fort rath and annex are State Care Historic Monuments in the townland of Lisnagade, in Banbridge District.

Paleolithic
Mesolithic
Neolithic
Chalcolithic
Bronze Age
Iron Age
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Early Modern Period
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Lisnagade Riot

13 July 1789

Construction

c. 350 AD

Battle at Lisnagade

1783

Mass House burned

1790

Elk remains discovery

1807

Fosse cleaning finds

1832

Mid-20th century excavations

1950s

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Buried Treasure
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Religious and Ritual Structures

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United Kingdom

Coordinates

54.33° N, -6.33° E