What is recorded here
Le Rone is a lost medieval settlement in County Down, possibly hidden beneath Balliggan or Ballyobegan. People lived there long before modern boundaries, leaving behind only a name and a ghost of a place. The land may still hold their shadows, waiting for someone to listen.
The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as MEDIEVAL SETTLEMENT: LE RONE (unlocated). Recorded period: MEDIEVAL. 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
CHURCH SITE (unlocated) in Balliggan (possible); Ballyobegan (possible)CHURCH SITE (unlocated) · 1 yd
PLANTATION HOUSE & BAWN in InishargyPLANTATION HOUSE & BAWN · 674 yd
ENCLOSURE in Black AbbeyENCLOSURE · 1.1 mi_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1509878.jpg?width=1280)
Non-subscribing Presbyterian ChurchChurch · 1.2 mi
CHURCH (unlocated) in KircubbinCHURCH (unlocated) · 1.4 mi
Monaghan BankMountain / peak · 1.8 mi
Windmill HillMountain / peak · 2.4 mi
Grey Abbey HouseCastle · 2.4 mi
The Echlinville DistilleryHeritage attraction · 2.7 mi
Horse IslandIsland · 2.7 mi
Mid IslandIslet · 3.0 mi
MEDIEVAL CHURCH and GRAVEYARD; with 3 C13TH COFFIN LIDS: BALLYWALTER OLD CHURCH; WHITE CHURCH in BallywalterMEDIEVAL CHURCH and GRAVEYARD; with 3 C13TH COFFIN LIDS: BALLYWALTER OLD CHURCH; WHITE CHURCH · 3.2 mi