What is recorded here
RATH in Craigs is an ancient fortified enclosure in County Antrim, Ireland. The name itself is a clue, for rath means a walled place where people lived, resisted or belonged. The ground may have held families, herds, arguments and festivals before any written record appeared.
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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