Information about Lurrugan Fort

Information from O'Donovan's Field Name Books

Standard Name:

Lurrugan Fort

Irish Form of Name:

Lurgan

Translation:

[Lurrugan means] a shin or long hill

Civil Parish:

Killallaghtan
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Other Forms of the Name with authority source (if provided) in italics:

Lurrugan Fort
Lurrugan Fort See townland

Description:

This fort is nearly circular and about 2 chains in diameter.

Situation:

Is situated in the southern side of the townland of Lurragan Small.

Townland Information

What is a townland?:

A townland is one of the smallest land divisions in Ireland. They range in size from a few acres to thousands of acres. Many are Gaelic in origin, but some came into existence after the Norman invasion of 1169

Townland:

Lurrugan Fort is in Lurgan Little townland.