Ráth from Corliss
The Ráth of Corliss ( English Corliss Fort , Donaghy's Fort or The Beech Fort) at Crossmaglen , southwest of Newry in County Armagh in Northern Ireland (near the border with the Republic of Ireland above Lough Ross) is known locally as "The Beech Fort" or " Donaghy Fort ”. In archeology , Rath designates an Iron Age or older earthwork , the occurrence of which is usually limited to Ireland .
description
Corliss Rath is roughly square at around 40.0 m instead of the otherwise continuous circular shape. Apart from the west side, the massive Rath has an intact inner wall. Outside there is a wide, deep ditch and a large outer wall. The size of the entire facility is around 70 m square. There is one entrance to the east with a second smaller one to the southwest. Post holes were found along the outer edge of the inner rampart. They were about 50 cm deep and wide and indicate the presence of a palisade . Today the Rath is overgrown with beeches .
Basement
In the middle is the access to a small L-shaped (stone-built) basement , which (not fully explored) is at least 10.0 m long. It has a slightly trapezoidal cross-section of about one square meter. Excavations in 1939 revealed a few pieces of bone and some pottery shards.
Corliss is a Scheduled Historic Monument . Nearby are the Raths of Tullyard and Lisamry.
See also
literature
- Mark Clinton: The Souterrains of Ireland. Wordwell, Bray Co. Wicklow 2001, ISBN 1-869857-49-6 .
- Department of the Environment for Northern Ireland: Historic Monuments of Northern Ireland. An introduction and guide. 6th edition, 2nd imprint. HMSO, Belfast 1987, ISBN 0-337-08180-8 .
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Coordinates: 54 ° 5 '36.7 " N , 6 ° 38' 10.8" W.