What is recorded here
Mortars flew across Counterscarp Rath during the Sieges of Ballymena, striking the town while the rath stood witness. Whether soldiers sheltered there or watched from its ridge, the place marked the line between attack and defence.
The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as COUNTERSCARP RATH. Recorded period: E.CHRIST.. The official map point was placed at the centre of the recorded archaeological site from the source map reference.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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