What is recorded here
Lettermuck holds a rath, which means a fort or enclosed place. The name itself records that people built a boundary around land they wanted to keep, use or protect. The official detail is thin, but the shape is not empty. A rath is a claim made visible: this much ground, this much life, this much memory set apart from the surrounding field.
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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