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The Danes Cast is a prehistoric linear earthwork located in Banbridge, County Down, Northern Ireland. This substantial earthen bank represents a significant example of Iron Age defensive or territorial demarcation, constructed across the landscape to serve functions related to land division, livestock control, or boundary marking. The monument's precise dating within the Iron Age period and its original extent have been subject to archaeological interpretation, though it remains an important record of prehistoric land use patterns in the region. Linear earthworks of this type are characteristic features of Iron Age settlement hierarchies and land management strategies across the British Isles.
The danes cast. linear earthwork is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 7720. View the official record →
The Danes Cast is a prehistoric linear earthwork located in Banbridge, County Down, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 7720.
The danes cast. linear earthwork dates from the prehistoric 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 7720.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Platform rath (6.4 km), Platform rath (7.6 km), Two conjoined raths (8.6 km).
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