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Cashel is an early Christian ecclesiastical settlement located in County Down, Northern Ireland. The site represents an important centre of Christian activity during the early medieval period, reflecting the establishment and development of monastic communities across the Irish landscape. The monument survives as earthwork remains characteristic of early Christian cashels, which were typically enclosed settlements defined by substantial defensive or demarcating boundaries. Such sites played a significant role in the religious, educational, and economic life of their localities during the early Christian centuries.
Cashel is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 8480. View the official record →
Cashel is an early Christian ecclesiastical settlement located in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 8480.
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 8480.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cashel (0.8 km), Carnbane. round cairn with cist (1.1 km), White fort. cashel (3.1 km).
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