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Cashel is an ecclesiastical enclosure located in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. The site represents an early Christian settlement, evidenced by its distinctive cashel or stone-built ringfort structure characteristic of early medieval Ireland. Such enclosures typically date from the early Christian period, roughly the fifth to eighth centuries, and served as protective boundaries for monastic or religious communities. The physical remains constitute an important archaeological record of early Christian settlement patterns in the region, demonstrating the defensive and organisational needs of early medieval religious establishments in Ireland.
Cashel is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 12574. View the official record →
Cashel is an ecclesiastical enclosure located in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 12574.
Cashel dates from the e.christ. period, and is classified as a cashel. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Cashel 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 12574.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Rath (0.6 km), Rath (1.1 km), Wedge tomb (1.4 km).
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