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Souterrain & Cashel is an Early Christian underground stone-built passage and associated ringfort located in the Newry and Mourne district of Northern Ireland. The souterrain, a characteristic feature of Early Christian settlement in Ireland dating from approximately the fifth to seventh centuries, consists of a subterranean passage constructed from stone and likely served defensive, storage, or ritual functions within the settlement. The cashel, or stone-built ringfort, would have enclosed domestic and agricultural structures, representing a typical settlement form of the Early Christian period in Ulster. Together, these remains demonstrate the organisation and building practices of Early Christian communities in the north of Ireland during the early medieval period.
Souterrain & ?cashel is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 8709. View the official record →
Souterrain & Cashel is an Early Christian underground stone-built passage and associated ringfort located in the Newry and Mourne district of Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 8709.
Souterrain & ?cashel dates from the e.christ. period, and is classified as a souterrain. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Souterrain & ?cashel 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 8709.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Mound - possibly barrow (5.5 km), The small cairn. megalithic tomb (6.3 km), Standing stone (6.7 km).
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