Hillforts of Ireland: map and guide by county
78 hillforts on one map, county by county.
Photo: Rathgall Hillfort · Simon Dowling · CC BY-SA 4.0
Hillforts are large enclosures on hilltops defined by one or more ramparts, mostly of the later Bronze Age and Iron Age.
Every hillfort with a reliable location in the Republic is on the map below. The best-documented ones have a page of their own.
2 of these pages quote recorded folklore - see folklore and traditions.
Where they are
Darker = more recorded. Most in Wicklow, Galway, Limerick.
Types recorded
- Hillfort78 recorded
Map of hillforts
Sites you can visit
Listed by the National Monuments Service or promoted by Fáilte Ireland as visitor attractions.
Featured hillforts
The 'Grianán of Aileach'
Hillfort · Speenoge,Toulett,An Cheathrú Riabhach (Tc An Bheart) · Donegal
National MonumentHill of Tara
Hillfort · Castleboy (Skreen By., Tara Par.) · Meath
National MonumentMooghaun
Hillfort · Mooghaun South · Clare
National MonumentRathgall Hillfort
Hillfort · Rath East · Wicklow
National MonumentCarntierna
Hillfort · Coolcarron (Condons And Clongibbon By.) ,Corrin · Cork
National MonumentMountfortescue Hillfort
Hillfort · Mountfortescue · Meath
Ballincurra
Hillfort · Ballincurra,Killeen (Kilnaneave Par.),Kilnaneave · Tipperary
Belmont Hillfort
Hillfort · Belmont · Galway
Bigwood
Hillfort · Bigwood · Westmeath
Boley
Hillfort · Boley (Ballyadams By.) · Laois
Brusselstown Ring
Hillfort · Brusselstown,Castlequarter · Wicklow
Carrowgarve
Hillfort · Carrowgarve (Castlereagh By.),Castleteheen,Mewlaghmore · Roscommon
Hillforts by county
| County | On the map | Named, with notes |
|---|---|---|
| Wicklow | 13 | 2 |
| Galway | 7 | 1 |
| Limerick | 7 | 1 |
| Tipperary | 7 | 3 |
| Meath | 6 | 3 |
| Cork | 5 | 3 |
| Clare | 4 | 1 |
| Donegal | 4 | 1 |
| Kildare | 4 | 1 |
| Kilkenny | 4 | 1 |
| Laois | 3 | 1 |
| Carlow | 2 | 0 |
| Dublin | 2 | 0 |
| Offaly | 2 | 0 |
| Westmeath | 2 | 1 |
| Kerry | 1 | 0 |
| Leitrim | 1 | 0 |
| Longford | 1 | 0 |
| Mayo | 1 | 0 |
| Roscommon | 1 | 1 |
| Sligo | 1 | 0 |
Source: Archaeological Survey of Ireland (SMR, 1 December 2025), National Monuments Service, CC BY 4.0; names from NMS, Wikidata and Fáilte Ireland. Records without a mapped location are not shown.