Navan Fort

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:archaeological_site
historic site
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Cú_Chulainn
gptkb:Ulster_Cycle
gptkb:Conchobar_mac_Nessa
gptkb:Macha
gptkbp:country gptkb:Northern_Ireland
gptkbp:designation gptkb:State_Care_Historic_Monument
gptkb:Scheduled_Historic_Monument
gptkbp:diameter 250 metres
gptkbp:distanceFromArmagh 2.6 km west
gptkbp:excavatedBy gptkb:D._M._Waterman
gptkb:E._Estyn_Evans
1961-1971
gptkbp:features central mound
circular earthwork
timber structure (excavated)
gptkbp:hasLegend capital of the kings of Ulster
site of the Red Branch Knights
gptkbp:hasVisitorCenter gptkb:Navan_Centre
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Navan Fort
gptkbp:latitude 54.3667
gptkbp:location gptkb:County_Armagh
gptkbp:longitude -6.7000
gptkbp:managedBy gptkb:Northern_Ireland_Environment_Agency
gptkbp:nativeName gptkb:Emain_Macha
gptkbp:nearestCity gptkb:Armagh
gptkbp:notableFinds human remains
animal bones
Roman artefacts
charred timbers
prehistoric pottery
gptkbp:openToPublic yes
gptkbp:osGridReference H847452
gptkbp:ownedBy gptkb:Department_for_Communities_(Northern_Ireland)
gptkbp:period gptkb:Iron_Age
late Bronze Age
gptkbp:protectedBy historic site
gptkbp:publicTransit bus from Armagh
gptkbp:significance one of the great royal sites of pre-Christian Gaelic Ireland
gptkbp:structureType hilltop enclosure
gptkbp:UNESCO_tentative_list yes
gptkbp:website gptkb:ARM_1
https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/contacts/contacts-az/navan-centre-fort
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Celtic_peoples
gptkb:County_Armagh
gptkb:ancient_Ireland
gptkb:Iron_Age_Ireland
gptkb:Prehistoric_Ireland
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6