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Rectangular enclosure & possible souterrain is an Early Christian period monument located in County Down, Northern Ireland. The site comprises a rectilinear enclosure of Early Christian date, with associated subsurface features including a possible souterrain, a type of underground stone-built chamber common to Iron Age and Early Christian settlement contexts in Ireland. The enclosure likely served as a domestic or ecclesiastical settlement focus during the Early Christian period, when such defended or defined spaces were characteristic of both monastic and secular communities. The presence of a potential souterrain suggests the site may have functioned as a place of refuge, storage, or ritual significance typical of Early Christian settlement patterns in Ulster.
Rectangular enclosure & possible souterrain is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 8034. View the official record →
Rectangular enclosure & possible souterrain is an Early Christian period monument located in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 8034.
Rectangular enclosure & possible souterrain dates from the e.christ. period, and is classified as a enclosure. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Rectangular enclosure & 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 8034.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Windmill stump (c.f. ihr 3454 for details) (1.9 km), Rathmullan motte, rathmullan mound, rathmullan. raised rath reused as motte (2.4 km), A.p. site - barrow? (2.5 km).
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