What is recorded here
Oval Rath in Ballymackilreiny is an earthwork from the E.CHRIST.. period. Its shape and age are clear even when its exact use has faded. It may have marked a home, a boundary or a ceremonial place, and that uncertainty keeps it alive.
The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as OVAL RATH. Recorded period: E.CHRIST.. 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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Drumgooland Presbyterian ChurchChurch · 1.5 mi
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