What is recorded here
ENCLOSURE is a Rath in County Down, Ireland. Whether it is a buried chamber, a broken ring or a room without walls, it still excludes people who want to see inside. That refusal makes the enclosure more powerful than any visible building.
The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as ENCLOSURE - RATH?. Recorded period: UNCERTAIN. 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
Places near here
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Marquis of Downshire MonumentMemorial · 1.0 mi
Hillsborough War MemorialMemorial · 1.3 mi
Harry FergusonMemorial · 1.4 mi
Hillsborough FortVisitor information · 1.4 mi
Lake TrailWalking route · 1.5 mi
Hillsborough Forest ParkForest · 1.7 mi
WELL & ?CASTLE in InisloughlinWELL & ?CASTLE · 3.2 mi
TOWER-HOUSE: DROMORE CASTLE in DromoreTOWER-HOUSE: DROMORE CASTLE · 3.8 mi
Lagan TowpathWalking route · 3.8 mi