What is recorded here
Grange of Carmavy holds a rath and possible underground passages, recorded for the early Christian period in County Antrim. The earth may have hidden chambers where people stored grain, sheltered from storms or kept secrets from passing strangers. Such a place would have felt alive at night, with breath moving through unseen gaps and shadows shifting beneath the grass.
The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as RATH & Possible Man-made underground passage(S). 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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