Navan Fort in County Armagh has made it onto a shortlist that could lead to World Heritage status
The Lord Mayor of Armagh City said he was delighted that the ancient site had been shortlistedThe ancient site is included in the Royal Sites of Ireland - six pre-historic monuments and sites.
The Tentative List is comprised of areas that are considered to have cultural or natural heritage of outstanding universal value. These sites are associated in early medieval and medieval texts as the principal ancient sites of royal inauguration in Ireland.Navan Fort is part of The Royal Sites of Ireland, a group of six pre-historic sites"Navan Fort is one of the most significant archaeological sites and viewed as the ancient capital of Ulster, " said Paul Greenfield, Lord Mayor of Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon.
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