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The Danes Cast is a prehistoric linear earthwork located in the Newry and Mourne district of Northern Ireland. This earthwork consists of a substantial bank and ditch system that runs across the landscape, forming part of a wider pattern of such defensive or territorial features found across the region. The monument dates to the prehistoric period, though the precise dating and original function remain subjects of archaeological interpretation. Such linear earthworks typically served purposes ranging from territorial demarcation and stock control to defensive fortification during prehistory.
The danes cast, the danes cast (south). linear earthwork is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 6063. View the official record →
The Danes Cast 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 6063.
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 6063.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including The shankill. cashel, reused as killeen (3.3 km), Megalithic tomb (4.6 km), The shankill. church site & cross-carved boulder (4.6 km).
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