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Phil's fort is a mounded earthwork located in Banbridge, County Down, Northern Ireland. The monument takes the form of a raised circular mound characteristic of early Christian period settlements in Ulster, though the precise chronology and functional classification of the site remain matters of archaeological interpretation. Such mounds, whether classified as raths or ecclesiastical sites, typically date to the early medieval period and would have served as defensive or ceremonial centres for local communities. The site is recorded in the Northern Ireland Sites and Monuments Record under the classification of early Christian mound, reflecting its cultural significance within the broader landscape of early medieval settlement in the region.
Phil's fort. mound (motte? or raised rath?) is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 6931. View the official record →
Phil's fort is a mounded earthwork located in Banbridge, County Down, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 6931.
Phil's fort. mound (motte? or raised rath?) dates from the e.christ. period, and is classified as a mound. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Phil's fort. mound (motte? or raised 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 6931.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Rath (5.4 km), Rath - one of a rath pair with 027 (6.6 km), Cromie's fort. rath (6.7 km).
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