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Historic Settlement Gortnahey in Gortnahey More

Historic Settlement Gortnahey

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Gortnahey in Gortnahey More remains a post-medieval settlement marker in County Derry, preserving the identity of a place long forgotten by modern roads. The name repeats itself like a breath caught in a closed room, suggesting humans lived there long enough to give the land its own echo. What is missing is not a defect but an invitation to imagine the kitchens, arguments and quiet routines that shaped the soil before surveyors reduced them to a single point.
The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as Historic Settlement Gortnahey. Recorded period: POST-MED. The official map point was placed at the centre of the recorded archaeological site from the source map reference.

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