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BIVALLATE RATH in Ballyduff

BIVALLATE RATH

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Bivallate Rath in Ballyduff, County Antrim, is a scheduled archaeological site where two concentric earthworks still trace the shape of an early Christian stronghold. The repeated ridge suggests repeated defence, perhaps against raids, perhaps against forgetting. Walking its perimeter means measuring human fear and pride in soil rather than stone.
The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as BIVALLATE RATH. Recorded period: E.CHRIST.. Recorded protection: Scheduled. The official map point was placed at the centre of the recorded archaeological site from the source map reference.

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