What is recorded here
Shanes Castle Park still holds the buried line of a Rath, an ancient earthwork that marked power long before stone walls rose. The ground remembers the weight of feet and the shape of a fort, even if the soil has forgotten the name of the man who first walked its ridge.
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
Places near here
Shane's CastleCastle · 484 yd
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AP Cropmark: Bivallate and annexed enclosure in KilbegsAP Cropmark: Bivallate and annexed enclosure · 1564 yd
ENCLOSURE (unlocated) in BarnishENCLOSURE (unlocated) · 1632 yd
Farr's BayBay · 1.5 mi
Randalstown ForestForest · 1.5 mi
Antrim BayBay · 1.7 mi
2009 Massereene Barracks shootingterrorist attack · 1.9 mi
Randalstown BridgeBridge · 2.0 mi
Garden Heritage ExhibitionMuseum · 2.2 mi
Clotworthy HouseGallery/ Museum · 2.2 mi
Rea's WoodWood · 2.6 mi