What is recorded here
No visible trace remains, but the name still points to a defended place where people drew a line around what they wanted to keep safe. That much is certain. The rest belongs to imagination, and imagination is not the same as fact.
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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