What is recorded here
Hillsborough Fort stands as a scheduled artillery fort and rath in County Down, spanning early Christian and medieval periods. The earthworks still hold their shape beside the park, waiting for footsteps that have not come since kings and cannon were young.
The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as ARTILLERY FORT AND RATH: HILLSBOROUGH FORT. Recorded period: E.CHRIST.; MEDIEVAL. Recorded protection: Scheduled. The official map point was placed at the centre of the recorded archaeological site from the source map reference.
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
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