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E.CHRIST. SOUTERRAIN in Cookstown is an underground stone-built structure of Early Christian date, typical of the souterrain monuments found throughout Ireland and Northern Ireland. Souterrains of this period, generally assigned to the early medieval centuries, served defensive, storage, or ritual functions within early Christian settlements and monastic communities. The Cookstown example represents an important class of archaeological monument that provides evidence of settlement patterns and construction techniques during the Early Christian period. Such structures, with their characteristic stone-lined passages and chambers, remain significant for understanding the material culture and domestic arrangements of early medieval Irish society.
Souterrain is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 15128. View the official record →
E.CHRIST. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 15128.
Souterrain 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 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 15128.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including C18th windmill - ihr 04690 (2.7 km), Honeymug stone. standing stone (5.8 km), Cloghtogle. portal tomb (6.3 km).
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