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Murphy's Fort is a ring barrow located in the Newry and Mourne district of Northern Ireland. The monument dates to the prehistoric period and represents a form of burial or ceremonial earthwork characteristic of Bronze Age funerary practice in Ireland. The site consists of a circular or oval earthwork defined by a bank and ditch, typical of ring barrow construction, which would have originally been more prominent than its current state. Such monuments are significant archaeological features that contribute to understanding prehistoric settlement patterns and burial customs in the region.
Murphy's fort. ring barrow is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 8729. View the official record →
Murphy's Fort is a ring barrow located in the Newry and Mourne district of Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 8729.
Murphy's fort. ring barrow dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a barrow. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Murphy's fort. ring barrow 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 8729.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cashel & souterrain (6.1 km), Large hilltop enclosure (7.2 km), Kilbroney, glentegy's, nister, st. bridget's well. crosses (2), multiperiod church, graveyards & holy well (7.7 km).
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