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The Danes Cast is a Neolithic linear earthwork located in Banbridge, County Down, Northern Ireland. The monument consists of a substantial bank and ditch formation characteristic of Neolithic boundary or territorial markers, dating to the period between approximately 4000 and 2500 BCE. Linear earthworks of this type are thought to have served defensive, ritual, or demarcation purposes, though their precise function remains subject to scholarly debate. The Danes Cast represents an important archaeological resource for understanding the organisation of Neolithic communities in the Irish landscape and their approach to landscape modification and control.
The danes cast. linear earthwork is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 7710. View the official record →
The Danes Cast is a Neolithic linear earthwork located in Banbridge, County Down, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 7710.
The danes cast. linear earthwork dates from the neolithic period, and is classified as a linear earthwork. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
The danes cast. linear earthwork 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 7710.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Platform rath (5.8 km), Platform rath (7.2 km), Two conjoined raths (8.1 km).
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