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Lisleitrim fort is a multivallate rath with an associated souterrain located in the Newry and Mourne district of Northern Ireland. The monument dates to the Early Christian period and consists of a ringfort defended by multiple earth and stone banks, a settlement form characteristic of Early Medieval Ireland between approximately the fifth and twelfth centuries. The souterrain, an underground stone-lined passage chamber, would have functioned as storage or refuge within the settlement complex. Such enclosed farmsteads with subterranean features represent typical aristocratic or high-status Early Christian settlement patterns in Ireland and attest to the organised agricultural economy and defensive concerns of the period.
Lisleitrim fort. multivallate rath & souterrain is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 5999. View the official record →
Lisleitrim fort is a multivallate rath with an associated souterrain located in the Newry and Mourne district of Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 5999.
Lisleitrim fort. multivallate 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.
Lisleitrim fort. multivallate 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 5999.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Lisleitrim lough. crannog in lisleitrim lough (0.6 km), Harry mount. round cairn (2.7 km), Standing stone (2.9 km).
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