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Tullyard fort is a counterscarp rath situated in the Newry and Mourne district of County Down, Northern Ireland. The monument comprises an Early Christian period defensive earthwork, characteristic of Irish raths of the fifth to twelfth centuries, featuring the distinctive dual-bank construction typical of counterscarp raths where an outer bank and ditch provide additional defensive capability. Such fortified homesteads served as residences for farming communities and minor Irish nobility during the early medieval period. The site is recorded in the Northern Ireland Sites and Monuments Record under reference HED NI NISMR MonID 6093.
Tullyard fort. counterscarp rath is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 6093. View the official record →
Tullyard fort is a counterscarp rath situated in the Newry and Mourne district of County Down, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 6093.
Tullyard fort. counterscarp rath dates from the e.christ. period, and is classified as a rath. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Tullyard fort. counterscarp rath 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 6093.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Corliss fort, donaghy's fort, corliss, the beech fort. bivallate rath and souterrain (0.7 km), Lisamry fort. counterscarp rath & souterrain (1.6 km), Standing stones (remains of megalithic tomb?) (2.3 km).
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