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ENCLOSURE (rath?) & Man-made underground passage in Aghacully

ENCLOSURE (rath?) & Man-made underground passage
ENCLOSURE (rath?) & Man-made underground passage in Aghacully
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What is recorded here

Enclosure and underground passage in Aghacully, County Antrim. Whether a rath or something else, the dug chamber and surrounding bank suggest people shaped the land for exclusion, storage or ritual. The uncertain date does not remove the intent: someone cut through soil, resisted rain and built a place others could enter only on its own terms.
The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as ENCLOSURE (rath?) & Man-made underground passage. Recorded period: E.CHRIST.; UNCERTAIN. 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.

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Recorded monument

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