Broighter (Irish: Brú Íochtair, meaning 'lower fort')[1] is a townland in west County Londonderry, Northern Ireland.[2] It lies 4.4 miles (7 km) northwest of Limavady and 2.5 miles (4 km) northeast of Ballykelly.[3] Broighter is part of Causeway Coast and Glens district.
The townland covers 152 acres (0.62 km2)[4] and in the 1911 census of Ireland it had six occupied houses and 20 inhabitants (9 males and 11 females).[5]
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The Broighter Gold or more correctly, the Broighter Hoard, is a hoard of gold artefacts from the Iron Age of the 1st century BC that were found in 1896...
Broighter (Irish: Brú Íochtair, meaning 'lower fort') is a townland in west County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It lies 4.4 miles (7 km) northwest of...
Broighter railway station served Broighter in County Londonderry in Northern Ireland. The Londonderry and Coleraine Railway opened the station on 29 December...
Norfolk in England (illustrated), while the single hollow torc in the Broighter Gold hoard, with relief decoration all round the hoop, is the finest example...
local design lineage might also be traceable to vessels similar to the Broighter-type boat (first century BC), equipped with oars and a square sail, without...
from Late Roman and post-Roman Romano-British styles. The 1st century BC Broighter Gold hoard, from Ulster, includes a small model boat, a spectacular torc...
Brooch, and the Derrynaflan Hoard. Prehistoric pieces include the Iron Age Broighter Gold and over 50 gold lunulas (not all on display), and other Bronze Age...
am I to my country 34,503,501 1996 Celtic Cross and Torc Celtic cross, Broighter collar and pimpernel Northern Ireland DECUS ET TUTAMEN An ornament and...
Manching, Germany, 2nd century BC Broch of Mousa, Scotland, c. 300-100 BC Broighter gold boat, Ireland, c. 100 BC Chariot fitting, La Tène culture, France...
of the styles and origins is comparable to that of the objects in the Broighter Hoard from Northern Ireland, probably of a slightly later period. Following...
Nearby Massey Avenue is named after him. The archaeologically significant Broighter Gold collection was found nearby in 1896. It is currently in the National...
in Denmark, which also bear circular solar symbols, and with the later Broighter gold boat from Ireland. The Caergwrle bowl has been compared to the earlier...
Archived from the original on 10 January 2011. Retrieved 16 July 2010. "The Broighter Hoard". National Museum of Ireland. Retrieved 16 July 2010. Wallace, Patrick...
contemporary miniature gold boats from Nors in Denmark, and with the later Broighter gold boat from Ireland. The Caergwrle bowl has also been related to the...
all but disappears in the Iron Age, except for the late and enigmatic Broighter Hoard of the 1st century BC, which appears to mix local and Roman pieces...
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