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Lisnacannon is a multivallate rath located in Ballymoney, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The monument consists of multiple concentric earthen banks and ditches, a defensive configuration characteristic of Early Christian period settlement enclosures in Ulster, dating to approximately the fifth to ninth centuries. The rath's multiple vallations indicate substantial investment in fortification, suggesting the residence of a person or family of considerable local status during the Early Medieval period. Such enclosed homesteads were typical of the Irish landscape during this era, serving both defensive and administrative functions within the early Christian settlement pattern of the region.
Lisnacannon. multivallate rath is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 1814. View the official record →
Lisnacannon is a multivallate rath located in Ballymoney, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 1814.
Lisnacannon. multivallate 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.
Lisnacannon. multivallate 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 1814.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Standing stone (1.4 km), Mound (2.2 km), Lough tarmin, loughtamand, lough tammin, loughtammin, loughtamin, loughtarmin, lough toman, lough tamin, lough tamand. crannog in former lough tamin (3.9 km).
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