Tag:fortification_type=ringfort
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 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. 
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Ringforts are circular fortified settlements that were mostly built during the Early Middle Ages up to about the year 1000.
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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 article
- wikidata=* - an ID of the specific Wikidata item
- historic:civilization=* (or more precise subtags) - the civilization (culture) that originally created the fortification
- tourism=attraction - if the fortification is a tourist attraction.
- heritage=* - fortification is registered by an official heritage organisation.
- ref:IE:smr=* or ref:IE:nm=* for National monuments, if it is not already done.