Dunglady

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Dung Lady is a rampart in the municipality Lavey , near the Clady River northeast of Maghera in County Londonderry in Northern Ireland . The Rath is the earliest known example of a fortification in this area. Mostly it is dated to 100 AD, although the place may have been as early as 2000 BC. Was settled. The fort was mentioned as early as 972 when Glen Iolan wanted to go on a foray into Tir Conaill, but was repelled and killed at Dunglady Fort.

Dunglady is located on a hill about 69 m high and covers an area of ​​210 hectares. It is a large, well-preserved rath with a triple ring wall and moat. A map of the time of Charles I shows Dunglady as a prominent object, and shows three houses built on it, one of them of considerable size. There used to be a draw well in the middle of the fort, and it was used as a burial place by the Quakers at times .

The rampart was first scientifically examined in 1902 by the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland . Their Dr. O'Donovan considered it one of the most interesting, though not as grand as Dun Keltar's at Downpatrick, but much better fortified. In 1969 the archaeologist Martyn Jope described the Rath earthworks of Dunglady as part of his systematic study of historical structures in Northern Ireland.

etymology

The name is derived from Irish Dún . On the one hand, "Dun gCláidi" is interpreted as "Dún on the Clady River" and eponymous for the nearby town of Clady ; In another opinion, the name Dun gCloidigh means "Fort of Clodah" in a person called Clodah, and gives the place and the river its name.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Poetry of Irish Kings ( Memento of the original from February 22, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / poetryoririshkings.blogspot.com
  2. ^ Edward Martyn Jope : Ancient monuments of Northern Ireland. Volume 2: Not in state care. 3rd edition. HMSO, Belfast 1969.
  3. ^ A b Contemporary publication by Miss Jane Clark of Kilrea, cited in A Day At Maghera, Co. Londonderry , 1913 .
  4. ↑ The Parish of Greenlough / Tamlaght O'Crilly. A brief history. ( pdf brochure )

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Coordinates: 54 ° 53 '3.4 "  N , 6 ° 36" 25.2 "  W.