What is recorded here

RATH is a rath in Skeagh, County Down, recorded for the E.CHRIST.. period. The official point marks the centre of that archaeological site, not a modern building or invented feature. A rath of this kind may have served as a fortress, a boundary marker or a seasonal home, depending on the land and the people who used it.

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.