What is recorded here
RATH in Ballyweely, County Down, remains an unidentified archaeological site under a generic official name. The empty label hides a local loss: a lost field, a forgotten farm or a buried feature that stopped being named before it stopped being seen. What is clear is that the place still exists on the official map, waiting for the lost name to return.
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
Places near here
PORTAL TOMB: GOWARD DOLMEN; CLOGHMORE CROMLECH in GowardPORTAL TOMB: GOWARD DOLMEN; CLOGHMORE CROMLECH · 813 yd
McComb's BridgeBridge · 1.1 mi
Clonduff Presbyterian ChurchChurch · 1.5 mi
Sandbank Road Picnic AreaPicnic place · 2.3 mi
Hen MountainMountain / peak · 2.4 mi
West TorCliff · 2.4 mi
Summit TorCliff · 2.4 mi
TOWER-HOUSE: RATHFRILAND CASTLE in RossconorTOWER-HOUSE: RATHFRILAND CASTLE · 2.7 mi
SpelgaMountain / peak · 2.7 mi
Kilcoo GraveyardWalking route · 3.2 mi