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Killagan fort is a raised rath located in the townland of Killagan near Ballymoney in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The monument consists of an earthen ring-work with an elevated interior platform, characteristic of early Christian rath sites that were constructed as defended domestic enclosures throughout the medieval period. Dating to the early Christian period, such raths served as the residential centres of Irish aristocratic families and their dependents, combining agricultural and domestic functions within a fortified enclosure. The site's form and construction represent a widespread settlement type across medieval Ireland, reflecting patterns of land tenure and social hierarchy during the early medieval centuries.
Killagan fort. raised rath is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 1634. View the official record →
Killagan fort is a raised rath located in the townland of Killagan near Ballymoney in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 1634.
Killagan fort. raised 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.
Killagan fort. raised 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 1634.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Souterrain (0.5 km), Kill old graveyard, kill graveyard. graveyard (0.5 km), Raised rath & annexe (1.3 km).
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