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RATH in Lisnacree

RATH

What is recorded here

Lisnacree in County Down holds an ancient rath, a circular earthwork built before Christian times when people still measured power in height and exclusion. The grassy ridge may have shaded a hall, a prison or a childhood garden, yet its true purpose has faded into soil and rain. What remains is a boundary drawn in dirt, waiting for someone to remember why it was built.
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.

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Recorded monument

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