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POSSIBLE RATH & ENCLOSURE in Ballynastraid

POSSIBLE RATH & ENCLOSURE

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The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as POSSIBLE RATH & ENCLOSURE. Recorded period: E.CHRIST.. The official map point was placed at the centre of the recorded archaeological site from the source map reference.
A possible rath and enclosure, likely dating to the early medieval period, associated with the broader tradition of fairy forts in Irish folklore, often believed to be the homes of the Aos Sí or supernatural beings.

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