What is recorded here
Massforth stands in Dunnaman as a stone-faced rath from the early Christian period, its boundary still drawing a circle around forgotten life. The stones may have marked a home, a shrine or a warning, depending on which story you believe.
The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as STONE-FACED? RATH: MASSFORTH. 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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