![]() Present day – water channels that surrounded the island are now silted up If there was a temporary Norse settlement at Cave’s Marsh, the island would have been a logical choice being an easily secured and defended site. With t he construction of the railway viaduct in the 1840s, creating what is effectively an artificial saline lake with a vastly reduced tidal range, the island gradually disappeared as the surrounding water channels silted up (the island is also visible in the Clarges Greene & Son map of 1851). Historical maps made between 18 show a 2 acre island at the northern end of Cave’s Marsh. The longphort at Linn Duachaill (Louth) and the one which eventually became the city of Dublin (dating to the 9 th century) are good examples. 3 This might then develop into something more permanent with added fortifications and living quarters. Initially, a longphort would be built by beaching a long ship and then building up a bank of earth against it on the landward side. The sites were easily defended, sheltered, and gave speedy access to the open sea if required. Intended as overwintering sites, longphorts were found along rivers (usually at a tributary) or in estuaries (such as the Broadmeadow estuary) where ships could be safely moored and protected. A longphort was basically a fortified naval encampment which served as a base for raiding parties as they attacked and plundered sites in the surrounding area. The term longphort is a compound word that may have been coined by Irish monks – long meaning ship from the Latin word “longus” and port from the Latin word “portus”, meaning landing place or shore. Retrieved 23 September 2010.ĥ3★3′20″N 6☂1′28″W / 53.8888°N 6.3578°W / 53.8888 -6.“The headquarters of the Danes in Fingal were at Malahide, formerly called Inver Domnon.” 6Īve’s Marsh is believed to be the site of a Norse ‘longphort’ which existed probably in the late 9 th century. ^ "Viking site discovered in Co Louth"."One of Europe's best preserved Viking settlements found in Ireland". ![]() ^ a b Keogh, Elaine (17 September 2010).^ Walter Alison Phillips, ed., History of the Church of Ireland: From the Earliest Times to the Present Day, Volume 2 Movement Towards Rome: The Medieval Church and the Reformation, Oxford University Press, 1934, OCLC 606118054, p.Archived from the original on 20 March 2012. ^ a b c Duke, Sean (22 September 2010)."Fortress uncovered: Co Louth Viking site of international importance". ^ a b c MacDonald, Frank Elaine Keogh (17 September 2010). ![]() The nearby hillfort Lisnaran Fort was traditionally associated with Linn Duachaill, although it is also claimed that Lisnaran is Gaelic rather than Viking. Objects found include "Viking ship rivets, cut-up Viking silver and looted Irish metalwork," besides "part of a human skull, a whorl for spinning thread and a brooch pin." The team, headed by archeologist Mark Clinton, excavated a "defensive rampart, consisting of a deep ditch and a bank." This wall would have protected the fort on one side, while the other sides would have been protected by the River Glyde and the Irish Sea. Since the site is on agricultural land, it is very well preserved. The announcement that the finds were identified as Linn Duachaill was made in September 2010. The initial drive for the excavation came from a local filmmaker, Ruth Cassidy, member of the local historical society. The archeological site of Linn Duachaill was discovered in 2010 on a flat area on the River Glyde, after a team of archeologists and a geophysicist had searched from 2005 to 2007 and found a pattern of straight ditches, unlike the usually circular forts built by the native population. A certain Tergeis or Turgesius, as he is called in the annals, is said to have founded forts at Dubh Linn and Linn Duachaill, from which the "surrounding territories and churches were plundered and preyed." This Turgesius was a colourful figure: he apparently brought the north of Ireland under his rule and enthroned his wife on the high altar of the cathedral at the monastery of Clonmacnoise, but was taken prisoner in 843 by Máel Sechnaill mac Máele Ruanaid and drowned in Loch Nar. The longphort of Linn Duachaill is first mentioned in Irish annals of the 840s. ![]() The tides would have made access to the water difficult for a number of hours per day. It has been argued that possibly because of changing tidal patterns, it lacked continuous access to the sea. In contrast to Dublin, the settlement was abandoned. The settlement was built in 841 CE, the same time as the settlement of Dubh Linn, or Dublin. Linn Duachaill ( Irish pronunciation: "Duachall's pool") is the name of a Viking longphort near the village of Annagassan, County Louth, Ireland. ![]()
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