Drumanagh is a headland 20 km north of Dublin, Ireland. It features a 19th century Martello tower and a large (200,000 m²) iron age promontory fort which has produced Roman artefacts. Some archaeologists have suggested the fort was a bridgehead for Roman military campaigns, while others suggest it was a Roman trading colony or a native Irish settlement that traded with Roman Britain.

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  • Drumanagh is a headland 20 km north of Dublin, Ireland. It features a 19th century Martello tower and a large (200,000 m²) iron age promontory fort which has produced Roman artefacts. Some archaeologists have suggested the fort was a bridgehead for Roman military campaigns, while others suggest it was a Roman trading colony or a native Irish settlement that traded with Roman Britain. The site is privately owned and is a Recorded Monument, protected under the Section 12 of the National Monuments (Amendment) Act, l994, and by a Preservation Order placed on it in 1977. Although its archaeological importance has been known since the 1950s, when ploughing turned up sherds of Roman samian ware. It has not been subject to archaeological excavation, but numerous artefacts have been dug up by illegal metal detectorists. One such collector attempted to sell a trove of Roman coins and ornaments at Sotheby's in London in the 1980s, which was impounded and deposited in the National Museum of Ireland. Since then, a legal dispute over ownership has prevented the artefacts and their provenance from being discussed publicly.
  • Drumanagh (detto anche "Drumanargh") è un promontorio fortificato situato a circa 20 km a nord di Dublino, dove sono stati rinvenuti reperti archeologici di origine romana. Viene considerato un possibile forte romano che confermerebbe la presenza romana in Irlanda.
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  • Drumanagh is a headland 20 km north of Dublin, Ireland. It features a 19th century Martello tower and a large (200,000 m²) iron age promontory fort which has produced Roman artefacts. Some archaeologists have suggested the fort was a bridgehead for Roman military campaigns, while others suggest it was a Roman trading colony or a native Irish settlement that traded with Roman Britain.
  • Drumanagh (detto anche "Drumanargh") è un promontorio fortificato situato a circa 20 km a nord di Dublino, dove sono stati rinvenuti reperti archeologici di origine romana. Viene considerato un possibile forte romano che confermerebbe la presenza romana in Irlanda.
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