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Hillfort Near Baltinglass Declared The Location Of Ireland's First Town

Baltinglass Hillfort: County Wicklow Heritage

Local campaigners, described the site as a national treasure.

A hillfort near Baltinglass was the location of Ireland's first town.

Researchers at Queen's University Belfast say the settlement was the largest and oldest in both prehistoric Ireland and Britain.

Local campaigners described the site as a national treasure.

It is thought to be two millennia older than the Viking towns that were previously believed to be the earliest urban settlements in Ireland.

The hillfort cluster includes ones dating back to the early Neolithic to the late Bronze Age, circa 3700 to 800 BC.

 

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