What is recorded here
Counterfort wall of a castle or palace, built to resist siege and storm. Antrim earth, human hands, forgotten name. The chamber may still stand beneath grass or road, waiting for a shovel or a child's question.
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.
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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