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Cashel and souterrain at Banbridge is a Bronze Age settlement site of considerable archaeological importance in County Down. The site comprises the remains of a prehistoric cashel, or fortified enclosure, together with an associated souterrain or underground passage structure typical of Iron Age defensive architecture in Ireland. The cashel would have served as a secure settlement for a local community, while the souterrain functioned both as a refuge and as a storage facility during periods of conflict or seasonal hardship. The monument represents the archaeological evidence of early Irish settlement patterns and defensive strategies spanning the later prehistoric period.
Cashel & souterrain is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 8426. View the official record →
Cashel and souterrain at Banbridge is a Bronze Age settlement site of considerable archaeological importance in County Down. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 8426.
Cashel & souterrain 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 & souterrain 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 8426.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Big fort. rath & souterrain (1.3 km), Standing stone (2.1 km), D-shaped enclosure - possibly cemetery (3.4 km).
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