This was the period of Celtic ideas spreading into Ireland. Settlement and burial evidence is scarce during this period. The La Tene style evolved using spirals and stylized animals. This was the period when the Royal sites of Tara, Rathcrogan, and Navan were built for ritual and ceremonial activity. Other monuments from this period include…Ring Barrows, Hillforts, Linear earthworks, Ring ditches.
Navan Fort, Armagh, County Armagh 95BC
emmet2023-06-25T06:54:47+00:00One of Ireland's great pre-Christian Royal Temples Navan Fort was named ‘Emain Macha’ which translates to mean 'Macha's twins' after the children of the goddess Macha who reputedly founded this fort. This was [...]
