What is recorded here
Lisnavaragh Fort holds a multivallate rath in County Down, marked as early Christian and protected under State Care. Its layered earthworks suggest a settled defensive purpose, though the exact builders and events have faded from clear memory. The site remains a scheduled archaeological place, preserving the shape of a local power structure from a period when strongholds defined regional life.
The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as MULTIVALLATE RATH: LISNAVARAGH FORT. Recorded period: E.CHRIST.. Recorded protection: State Care and 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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