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The Danes Cast is a prehistoric linear earthwork located in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. This monument takes the form of an elongated bank-and-ditch construction characteristic of Iron Age territorial markers, though the precise dating of the earthwork remains uncertain without definitive archaeological investigation. The northern section of the Danes Cast represents one of several such linear features in the region that may have functioned as boundary markers, stock enclosures, or defensive divisions of the landscape during the later prehistoric period. Such earthworks, widespread across the Irish landscape, reflect patterns of land organisation and territorial control in Iron Age communities.
The danes cast, the danes cast (north). linear earthwork is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 5636. View the official record →
The Danes Cast is a prehistoric linear earthwork located in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 5636.
The danes cast, the danes cast (north). 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, the danes cast (north). 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 5636.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including The danes cast, the danes cast (north). linear earthwork (0.6 km), Rath (1.4 km), The danes cast, the danes cast (north). linear earthwork (1.5 km).
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