What is recorded here
RATH in Ballymontenagh, County Antrim, remains a scheduled earthwork, preserving the shape of a lost local hierarchy. The site belongs to the early Christian period, when a small community shaped the land into a visible boundary of power and belief. Its survival is not passive; the ground still holds the decision of people who wanted to be remembered.
The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as RATH. 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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