What is recorded here
Shanes Castle Park holds a rath, an earthwork so old it predates every written name in County Antrim. A rath is a fortress of soil and memory, built by hands that never needed permission from kings. The land remembers the weight of those hands even when human pride forgets.
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
ENCLOSURE in Shanes Castle ParkENCLOSURE · 951 yd
Farr's BayBay · 1096 yd
Randalstown ForestForest · 1328 yd
Shane's CastleCastle · 1352 yd
ENCLOSURE in Ballealy SouthENCLOSURE · 1711 yd
TOWER-HOUSE & later buildings : SHANE'S CASTLE (RUINS) in Shanes Castle ParkTOWER-HOUSE & later buildings : SHANE'S CASTLE (RUINS) · 1.0 mi
Antrim BayBay · 1.6 mi
Randalstown BridgeBridge · 1.9 mi
Randalstown Presbyterian Church (Old Congregation)Church · 2.1 mi
2009 Massereene Barracks shootingterrorist attack · 2.5 mi
Garden Heritage ExhibitionMuseum · 2.7 mi
Rea's WoodWood · 2.9 mi