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Legar Hill is a multiphase defensive and burial site located in County Armagh, Northern Ireland, which encompasses a rath, an artillery bastion, and an associated graveyard. The rath represents an early Christian or medieval ringfort, a common form of enclosed settlement in Ireland, whilst the artillery bastion indicates later military modification, likely dating to the early modern period when fortifications were adapted to accommodate cannon fire. The site thus represents a palimpsest of occupation and use spanning from the early medieval period through to the early modern era, reflecting changing patterns of settlement, defence, and burial practice in the region. The juxtaposition of ecclesiastical burial ground with fortified structures suggests the strategic and possibly religious significance of the location across several centuries.
Legar hill burial ground, legar hill, leghor hill. rath, artillery bastion & graveyard is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 5224. View the official record →
Legar Hill is a multiphase defensive and burial site located in County Armagh, Northern Ireland, which encompasses a rath, an artillery bastion, and an associated graveyard. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 5224.
Legar hill burial ground, legar hill, leghor hill. rath, artillery bastion & graveyard dates from the e.christ. period, and is classified as a rath & fortification. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Legar hill burial ground, legar hill, leghor hill. rath, artillery bastion & graveyard 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 5224.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Clonfeacle, clonfeacle cross. multiperiod church & graveyard with cross (3.3 km), Mullan fort. artillery fort (3.6 km), Lisgobban fort. bivallate rath (3.7 km).
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