What is recorded here
Dunmurry Fort stands as a scheduled rath in County Antrim, preserving an earthwork from the early Christian period. Its ancient boundary still marks the landscape, waiting for footsteps that have not yet arrived.
The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as RATH: DUNMURRY FORT. 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
Places near here
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