What is recorded here
County Derry, Ireland: A rath, a circle of earth or stone built to keep out rain, raiders and doubt. Whether it housed a farmer, a priest or a proud local king, the trench still cuts the land like a remembered wound.
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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