What is recorded here

Fort William rose in Tobermore as a counterscarp rath, its earthworks built to break charges and protect lives during the earliest Christian centuries. The stone and soil still hold the shape of that defensive purpose, waiting for hands to imagine the noise and fear behind the build.

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