What is recorded here
Ballymadeerfy holds a possible rath, a circular boundary that may have shaped local life long before written memory. The ground itself suggests human hands, perhaps marking territory, storing grain or surrounding a home when the area felt crowded and exposed.
The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as possible 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
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