What is recorded here
RATH in Loughtilube, County Derry, is a scheduled earthwork, not a vague legend or abandoned fantasy. The name itself preserves the shape: a defended ring where people lived, watched, feared and belonged.
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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