Tag:fortification_type=ringfort
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Ringfort - circular fortified settlements that were mostly built during the Early Middle Ages up to about the year 1000. ![]() |
Group: historic |
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Status: de facto |
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Ringforts are circular fortified settlements that were mostly built during the Early Middle Ages up to about the year 1000.
How to Map
Set a node or draw as an area
along the outline.
Tag it with
historic=archaeological_site
archaeological_site=fortification
fortification_type=ringfort
ringfort=cashel
- if it applies, i.e. if it is surrounded by a drystone wall. The name usually starts with Caher- in the West of Ireland (Co. Clare), if it is a cashel.name=*
- which is given on the British War Office map starting with Rath-, Lis- or Caher-.
For razed ringforts, you may use the prefix as in razed:fortification_type=ringfort
. Do not use the prefix on the archaeological_site=*
, because there could still be archaeological artefacts underground. Do not use razed as a type, since they were not built razed.
Tags to use in combination
wikipedia=*
- a link to Wikipedia's articlewikidata=*
- an ID of the specific Wikidata itemhistoric:civilization=*
(or more precise subtags) - the civilization (culture) that originally created the fortificationtourism=attraction
- if the fortification is a tourist attraction.heritage=*
- fortification is registered by an official heritage organisation.ref:IE:smr=*
orref:IE:nm=*
for National monuments, if it is not already done.