What is recorded here
Maddydrumbrist still holds the buried line of a Rath, though no wall stands above the soil to mark it. The name preserves a boundary someone drew before written record, likely around a home, herds or sacred ground. That much has been lost, but the shape of the claim remains: a place important enough to name, defend and remember.
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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