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Cashel & souterrain is a prehistoric and early medieval settlement site located near Newry in County Down, Northern Ireland. The site comprises an earthwork cashel, or ring fort, together with an associated souterrain, a subterranean stone-built chamber typical of Iron Age and early Christian period settlement archaeology in Ireland. The cashel represents a form of defended domestic settlement that was prevalent throughout the Irish Iron Age and into the early medieval period, serving as a residence for a family or small community. The presence of the souterrain indicates occupation during a period when such underground structures were constructed as storage facilities, refuges, or ritual spaces associated with settlement sites across the Irish landscape.
Cashel & souterrain is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 8853. View the official record →
Cashel & souterrain is a prehistoric and early medieval settlement site located near Newry in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 8853.
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 8853.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Stone faced rath - one of a pair with 051 (3 km), Stone faced rath - one of a pair with 051 (3.1 km), Standing stone (3.1 km).
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