What is recorded here
Donabate and RATH in Ballydonaghy both stand as rath, yet one becomes a town and one remains a dot on a modern map. That difference is not a mistake. It is a warning about how much of Ireland has been forgotten, not lost. A rath is a made place. Someone drew a line, built a edge, and said no beyond here. The ground remembers that command even when the name has vanished.
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.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
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