ABSTRACT
Ringforts are the most ubiquitous, abundant and, ironically, among the less-studied monuments on the Irish landscape. Over 45,000 have been identified, the densest concentrations occurring in north Connacht, north Munster, part of south Leinster, and in a band extending from south Antrim, through Monaghan and Cavan in Ulster, southwest into the Leinster county of Longford. They tend to be located on sloping ground in the well-drained soils of lowland areas.
