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Souterrain with ogham stones is an Early Christian underground stone-built structure located in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The site comprises a souterrain, a form of subterranean passage or chamber typical of Iron Age and Early Medieval settlements in Ireland, associated with two ogham stones that attest to the Early Christian period of occupation or use. The ogham inscriptions represent the earliest form of written Irish, incised on stone in a linear script, indicating the site's significance within the broader context of early Christian settlement patterns in Ulster. The monument provides archaeological evidence for the continuity or reuse of prehistoric underground structures during the Early Christian period, a common practice that demonstrates the strategic or functional value of such locations across successive occupational phases.
Souterrain with ogham stones (2) is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 2648. View the official record →
Souterrain with ogham stones is an Early Christian underground stone-built structure located in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 2648.
Souterrain with ogham stones (2) 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 with ogham stones (2) 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 2648.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Crosskennan fort. motte (6.6 km), Mound - ?barrow (7.9 km), Donegore hill. neolithic hilltop causewayed enclosure & occupation site (9.2 km).
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