Event: European Heritage Open Days - Navan Fort
Date: Saturday 14th & Sunday 15th September 2024
Time: See Below
Location: Navan Fort Road, Armagh, BT60 4PP
Price: FREE
European Heritage Open Days - Navan Fort
Navan Fort will be open:
Saturday 14 September 2024, 8.00am - 8.00pm
Sunday 15th September 2024, 8.00am - 8.00pm
To the west of Armagh City lies Navan Fort, the ancient "Emain Macha" of Irish history and legend and one of the earliest provincial capitals of Ulster. It is a large earthwork on top of a drumlin and is thought to be the site of a pagan sanctuary.
In early Irish mythological tales, Emain Macha was the Head Quarters of the Red Branch knights. It is one of a small number of sites identified as a prehistoric provincial capital in early sources. The others are Tara, DĂșn Ailinne (Knockaulin), Hill of Uisneach and Rathcroghan (Cruachan).
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