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E.CHRIST. CASHEL is a cashel, or stone-built ringfort, located in the townland of Cashel near Banbridge in County Down, Northern Ireland. The monument consists of a roughly circular enclosure defined by a stone wall, a characteristic defensive settlement type that was constructed and occupied throughout the medieval period in Ireland, with many examples dating from the early Christian era through the later medieval centuries. The site represents an important category of archaeological monument documenting rural settlement patterns and land use in medieval Ulster. As with many cashels, the precise dating of this particular example remains uncertain without archaeological excavation, though the surviving stone perimeter walls and internal topography retain significant archaeological potential for understanding regional settlement history.
Cashel is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 7853. View the official record →
E.CHRIST. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 7853.
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 7853.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Large platform enclosure (5.6 km), Standing stone (6.4 km), Standing stone (6.8 km).
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