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RATH: DERRYMORE FORT in Derry More

RATH: DERRYMORE FORT

What is recorded here

Derry More fort stands in County Armagh as a rath, an earthen ring built during the early Christian period when local communities shaped the land into defensible homes. Its compact form suggests people valued proximity, watchfulness and shared labour more than distance. The site still belongs to the region because it preserves the shape of that choice.
The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as RATH: DERRYMORE FORT. Recorded period: E.CHRIST.. The official map point was placed at the centre of the recorded archaeological site from the source map reference.

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