What is recorded here
Cloghanduff holds a rath, an ancient earthwork where human hands shaped the land before written memory. The site remains marked in official records, though its builders and exact purpose have faded into silence. What is certain is that the place existed, was recognised, and still occupies the landscape. The rest belongs to imagination, not 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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