What is recorded here
Rath in Duneight, County Down: early Christian, medieval, still standing under State Care. A round fort, then a castle on top, then a story about layers. Stone and memory doing the same job twice.
The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as RATH reused as MOTTE AND BAILEY. Recorded period: MEDIEVAL; E.CHRIST.. Recorded protection: State Care and Scheduled. 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
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