
What is recorded here
Counterfort scarps mark a possible hillfort in Dunmore, County Derry, where earth and memory still hold the shape of human choice. The name itself suggests a boundary made visible, a line drawn against forgetting. Whether it defended a valley, gathered a herd or simply gave people a place to stand together, the scarps remain. They do not explain themselves. They wait for someone to walk their edge and remember that living requires structure.
The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as COUNTERSCARP RATH; possibly HILLFORT. 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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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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