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Rathturret is a trivallate rath with a possible souterrain located in the Newry and Mourne district of Northern Ireland. The monument dates to the early Christian period and represents a type of ringfort settlement common in medieval Ireland, with its three defensive earthen banks indicating a structure of some status within the early Christian settlement hierarchy. The possible souterrain, an underground stone-built passage or chamber, suggests additional defensive or storage functions typical of such high-status farmsteads. The site remains an important archaeological record of early Christian rural settlement patterns in the north of Ireland.
Rathturret. trivallate rath & possible souterrain is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 8918. View the official record →
Rathturret is a trivallate rath with a possible 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 8918.
Rathturret. trivallate rath & possible 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.
Rathturret. trivallate rath & possible 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 8918.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Stone faced rath - one of a pair with 051 (1.1 km), Stone faced rath - one of a pair with 051 (1.2 km), Windmill - ihr 03599 (1.4 km).
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