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E.CHRIST. CASHEL is a early Christian cashel, or stone-built ringfort, located in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Dating from the early medieval period, likely between the fifth and seventh centuries, the site represents the distinctive defensive and domestic architecture of early Christian Ireland. The cashel would have functioned as a secular settlement, possibly with ecclesiastical connections, consisting of a stone-built circular or oval enclosure that provided protection for dwellings and livestock. Such monuments are significant archaeological indicators of settlement patterns and social organisation during the early Christian period in Ireland, though the specific structural details of this example require examination of the archaeological record held in the Northern Ireland Sites and Monuments Record.
Cashel is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 4302. View the official record →
E.CHRIST. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 4302.
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 4302.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Chimney stack - ihr 010369 (5.2 km), Red brick chimney stack (ihr no.10370) (5.3 km), Platform rath (5.3 km).
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