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Magheradrool fort is a counterscarp rath situated in County Down, Northern Ireland. The monument dates to the early Christian period and represents a form of defensive settlement characteristic of early medieval Ireland, whereby an outer bank and ditch system provided protection to the enclosed homestead. The counterscarp configuration, with the ditch flanked by banks on both sides, reflects the sophisticated earthwork engineering employed in fortified domestic settlements of this era. The site remains an important archaeological record of early Christian settlement patterns and land use in Ulster.
Magheradrool fort. counterscarp rath is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 7496. View the official record →
Magheradrool fort is a counterscarp rath situated in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 7496.
Magheradrool fort. counterscarp 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.
Magheradrool fort. counterscarp 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 7496.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Raised rath (2.7 km), The temple, templemoyle. church & graveyard (3.2 km), Neolithic house (4.1 km).
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