What is recorded here

Aghagaskin Fort stands as a scheduled counterscarp rath in County Derry, marked on official records from the early Christian period. Its earthworks still trace the shape of a defended home, perhaps sheltering families who watched the land for danger or simply claimed their place within it. The fort remains a rare surviving outline of early Christian life in northern Ireland, preserving the memory of hands that built it and people who lived behind its banks.

The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as COUNTERSCARP RATH: AGHAGASKIN FORT. 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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