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Drumilly fort is a rath located in the Newry and Mourne district of County Down, Northern Ireland. The site represents an Early Christian period fortified settlement, typical of the ringfort tradition that characterised Irish rural settlement during the early medieval centuries. The monument consists of a roughly circular earthwork with an enclosing bank and ditch, a characteristic defensive structure of its era. As a recorded archaeological monument, Drumilly fort contributes to understanding the pattern of Early Christian settlement and land use in the south Down region during the centuries following the introduction of Christianity to Ireland.
Drumilly fort. rath is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 5928. View the official record →
Drumilly fort is a rath located in the Newry and Mourne district of County Down, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 5928.
Drumilly fort. rath dates from the e.christ. period, and is classified as a rath. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Drumilly fort. rath 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 5928.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Lissaraw fort. bivallate rath & possible souterrain (1.2 km), The long stones. cashel and portal tomb (2.8 km), The long stone. standing stone (4.5 km).
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