What is recorded here
Craignasasonagh in County Down, Ireland, holds a raised rath from the E.CHRIST.. period. The earthwork still stands where human hands shaped it, perhaps for shelter, ceremony or ordinary life long before modern roads passed it by.
The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as RAISED 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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