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Black Pig's Dyke is a linear earthwork in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, dating to the Iron Age. The monument consists of a substantial earthen bank and ditch running across the landscape, representing a defensive or boundary structure characteristic of Iron Age settlement patterns in Ulster. Such dykes typically served to demarcate territorial boundaries, control movement of livestock, or provide fortification for communities during this period. The Black Pig's Dyke exemplifies the type of large-scale linear earthwork constructed across the Irish landscape during the later prehistoric period, though precise dating and interpretation of its original function remain subjects of archaeological investigation.
Black pig's dyke. linear earthwork is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 11314. View the official record →
Black Pig's Dyke is a linear earthwork in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, dating to the Iron Age. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 11314.
Black pig's dyke. linear earthwork dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a earthwork. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Black pig's dyke. linear earthwork is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Ni. The official designation reference is 11314.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Large hilltop enclosure (1 km), The black pig's dyke. linear earthwork (1.1 km), Fundamental bench mark (4.6 km).
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