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  • Drumnadrough Rath

    Topics:
    • Historic environment, 
    • Archaeology & Monuments

    Glengormley
    BT36 7NH
    United Kingdom

    Contact

    Phone: 028 9082 3207
    Email: scmenquiries@communities-ni.gov.uk

    Additional Information

    Open to the public: By arrangement (via contact details above, charges may apply)
    Grid reference: J3302081170
    View on the Historic Environment Map Viewer
    SM number: ANT 057:009
    View details on the NI Sites & Monuments Record (NISMR)

    About Drumnadrough Rath

    In earlier years it survived in the garden of a big house called Fairy Knowe. The rath is still known as the Fairy Knowe, perhaps a name that comes from the eminence on which it stands or an earlier folklore tradition about the site. The platform is well preserved, except on the east where it was encroached on by the garden. The north-south diameter is 39m and the platform is up to 1.1m above the surroundings. A low bank can be traced around the edge of the platform. The interior is known to have been disturbed in the past when the area was farmed. This may be the last survivor of a ring of raths, which once existed on the lower hill slopes in north and west Belfast so, despite the altered surroundings, it is a precious reminder of a monument type which was once common in these now built-up areas of the city.

    Other historic places you can visit:

    • Love Heritage NI
    Drumnadrough Rath
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