What is recorded here
RATH in Ballymoney, County Down, is an ancient fortification marked on the official map. The name itself declares the purpose: a defended place where people lived, argued, loved and survived. The stones may be gone, but the shape of the site still belongs to human history.
The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as 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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