What is recorded here

Thorny Fort in Rockmacreeny, County Armagh, is a scheduled rath marked by a central point on the official map. It belongs to the early Christian period and still carries the shape of a place people lived, feared or defended. The name suggests brambles, resistance or a boundary drawn in thorns rather than stone.

The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as RATH: THORNY FORT. Recorded period: E.CHRIST.. Recorded protection: Scheduled. The official map point was placed at the centre of the recorded archaeological site from the source map reference.

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