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E.CHRIST. SOUTERRAIN is a subterranean stone-built structure located in County Down, Northern Ireland. Souterrains of this type date from the Iron Age through to the early medieval period, typically serving defensive, storage, or domestic functions within settlement complexes. The structure comprises underground passages or chambers constructed from stone, characteristic of the souterrain tradition found across Ireland and parts of Britain. Such monuments represent significant archaeological evidence for settlement patterns and construction techniques in prehistoric and early medieval communities.
Souterrain is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 8569. View the official record →
E.CHRIST. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 8569.
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 8569.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Newark & horn castle, adrglass castle. tower-house, merchants stores & c18th castle (1 km), Margaret's castle. tower-house (1.1 km), Windmill stump - ihr 03465 (1.7 km).
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