What is recorded here
Cardonaghy holds a rath and structures from the early Christian period, marked as a scheduled site in County Antrim. The earthworks stand as a formal record of ancient life, though the exact shape of that life has faded from human memory. A rath is not a quiet ruin; it is a boundary drawn by hands that believed they would be remembered.
The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as RATH AND STRUCTURES. Recorded period: E.CHRIST.. Recorded protection: Scheduled. 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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