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The Ragheries is a medieval wooden fish trap located in Ards, County Down, Northern Ireland. This structure represents an important example of medieval fishing technology and resource exploitation in the coastal waters of Ulster. The trap consists of wooden stakes and barriers designed to intercept and capture fish as tidal movements flushed them into containment areas, reflecting the practical engineering knowledge of medieval communities. Such installations demonstrate the sophistication of medieval aquatic exploitation and the economic importance of fish as a food resource in medieval Irish society.
The ragheries. wooden fish trap is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 13484. View the official record →
The Ragheries is a medieval wooden fish trap located in Ards, County Down, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 13484.
The ragheries. wooden fish trap dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a fish trap. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
The ragheries. wooden fish trap 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 13484.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Kelp grid (2.1 km), Kircubbin harbour. quay, slipway and mooring (4.1 km), Stone fish trap (5 km).
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