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White Fort, Cashel is a ringfort or cashel of early Christian date located in County Down, Northern Ireland. The monument comprises a circular or oval stone-built enclosure typical of early medieval settlement sites, with associated domestic structures and a souterrain—an underground stone-built passage chamber characteristic of Iron Age and early Christian period fortifications in Ireland. The site dates to the early Christian period and represents a form of defended farmstead or noble residence common throughout Ireland during this era. The presence of both the cashel and souterrain indicates a settlement of some status, as souterrains served defensive or storage functions within the settlement hierarchy of early medieval Irish society.
White fort. cashel with house & souterrain is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 7965. View the official record →
White Fort, Cashel is a ringfort or cashel of early Christian date located in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 7965.
White fort. cashel with house & souterrain dates from the e.christ. period, and is classified as a cashel. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
White fort. cashel with house & souterrain 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 7965.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Standing stone (6.1 km), Cashel & souterrain (6.2 km), Motte (7 km).
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