Historical place profile

Navan

A ceremonial site of pre-Christian Gaelic Ireland and the capital of the Ulaid. The site, located near Armagh, Northern Ireland, consists of a fortified settlement with a ceremonial building.

Record details
Research ID
catholon:place:pleiades:89250
Catalogue ID
pleiades:89250
Place type
fortified-settlement, sanctuary, settlement
Coordinates
54.348010, -6.698171
Precision
precise
Locator semantics
representative_point_not_boundary

Historical description

A ceremonial site of pre-Christian Gaelic Ireland and the capital of the Ulaid. The site, located near Armagh, Northern Ireland, consists of a fortified settlement with a ceremonial building.

Geographic evidence

The coordinates are a representative_point_not_boundary. They identify a research anchor and do not by themselves assert an ancient administrative boundary or the full extent of the settlement.

Provenance: Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 9 A6 Navan

Source and reuse

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Research path

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