Great Wall of Ulidia

The Great Wall of Ulidia is a line of earthworks ( English great wall of (Ulidia) Ulster ) from Ireland's Iron Age . It stretches on the edge of Ulster , from north of County Leitrim to south of County Down . It is interrupted by mountains, lakes (e.g. Lough Muckno in Monaghan - "the lake where the pig swims") and moors and is therefore given different names.

Dane's Cast is in Counties Down and Armagh ( Lage ).54.326535 -6.349976
The Dorsey is in County Armagh ( location ).54.110918 -6.561631
The Black Pig's Dyke is located in County Monaghan .
The Worm Ditch is in County Cavan .

Remnants can be found in Leitrim and Longford Counties . The earthwork line that was created before the turn of the century consists of a wall and a moat and was probably provided with a palisade. It probably served as a territorial border and is evidence of the unstable conditions in Ireland during the Iron Age.

literature

HW Lett: The Great Wall of Ulidia, commonly known as “The Dane's Cast” or Gleann na Muice Duibhe. In: Ulster Journal of Archeology, Ser. 2, Volume III, pp. 23-29, 1896/97.

Remarks

↑ A piece has been excavated here.
↑ Here you can see a well-preserved section on the slopes of the Ardkill Hills.
↑ In Leitrim you can see a piece of earthwork in the townland of Corracloone, near Kiltyclogher.
↑ The timber structure was radiocarbon dated to 390-370 BC, so the whole of Black Pig's Dyke may date to that period.

Web links

Dane's Cast (English)

Map with all coordinates: OSM | WikiMap

[1] A piece has been excavated here.

[2] Here you can see a well-preserved section on the slopes of the Ardkill Hills.

[3] In Leitrim you can see a piece of earthwork in the townland of Corracloone, near Kiltyclogher.

[4] The timber structure was radiocarbon dated to 390-370 BC, so the whole of Black Pig's Dyke may date to that period.