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The Danes Cast (South) is a prehistoric linear earthwork located in the Newry and Mourne district of Northern Ireland. This earthwork forms part of a broader system of defensive or territorial boundaries constructed during the later prehistoric period, though the precise dating remains subject to archaeological interpretation. The monument consists of a substantial bank and ditch alignment characteristic of Iron Age or possibly earlier Bronze Age construction, serving functions that may have included livestock management, territorial demarcation, or defence. Such linear earthworks are distributed across the Irish landscape and represent significant engineering efforts by prehistoric communities to organize and control movement across the terrain.
The danes cast, the danes cast (south). linear earthwork is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 6061. View the official record →
The Danes Cast (South) is a prehistoric linear earthwork located in the Newry and Mourne district of Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 6061.
The danes cast, the danes cast (south). 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 (south). 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 6061.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including The shankill. cashel, reused as killeen (4.1 km), The shankill. church site & cross-carved boulder (4.8 km), Megalithic tomb (5.3 km).
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