What is recorded here
Beneath Tyrella North in County Down, a man-made underground passage and uncertain rath enclosure wait in darkness. The official record offers no exact date or function, only a warning that human hands shaped the stone long before modern memory. That absence invites wonder rather than certainty, for people may have lived, hidden or worshipped where no witness remains.
The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as Man-made underground passage, ?RATH & RECTILINEAR ENCLOSURE. Recorded period: E.CHRIST.; 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
ENCLOSURE in Ballykinler MiddleENCLOSURE · 1393 yd
Tyrella Parish ChurchChurch · 1.2 mi
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Glebe HouseHouse · 1.9 mi
Tyrella BeachBeach / strand · 2.1 mi
Man-made underground passageCave · 2.3 mi
Mourne Coastal Route: Dundrum Main StreetVisitor information · 2.4 mi
Castle PathWalking route · 2.6 mi
Dundrum CastleHeritage attraction · 2.6 mi
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