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Lisbane Rath and Souterrain is an Early Christian enclosed settlement located in the Newry and Mourne district of Northern Ireland. The site comprises a rath, or ringfort, of earthen construction together with an underground stone-built souterrain, features characteristic of early medieval settlement in Ireland, typically dating from the first millennium AD. The souterrain represents a form of underground refuge or storage structure common to the period, whilst the rath's enclosing bank would have served both defensive and demarcative functions for a farming community. The monument is recorded as a significant example of Early Christian settlement archaeology in County Down.
Lisbane. rath & souterrain is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 8719. View the official record →
Lisbane Rath and Souterrain is an Early Christian enclosed settlement located in the Newry and Mourne district of Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 8719.
Lisbane. rath & souterrain dates from the e.christ. period, and is classified as a rath & souterrain. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Lisbane. rath & 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 8719.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Large hilltop enclosure (5.6 km), Mound - possibly barrow (7 km), Stone faced rath - one of a pair with 051 (7 km).
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