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Souterrain at Banbridge is an Early Christian underground stone-built passage structure located in County Down, Northern Ireland. The monument dates from the Early Christian period, when such subterranean constructions were commonly built across Ireland as auxiliary chambers associated with settlement sites, serving purposes that may have included storage, refuge, or ritual functions. The souterrain comprises a stone-lined passage that extends into the ground, representing the characteristic engineering of Early Christian communities in Ulster. Such structures provide valuable archaeological evidence for understanding the domestic and defensive arrangements of Early Christian settlement patterns in the region.
Souterrain is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 7852. View the official record →
Souterrain at Banbridge is an Early Christian underground stone-built passage structure located in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 7852.
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 7852.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Derryneill mound. raised rath (4.4 km), Two standing stones (4.7 km), Coen's fort. rath (6.2 km).
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