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Scrabo Hillfort, Down

Scrabo Hillfort is a hillfort which encloses part of the summit of Scrabo Hill in the townland of Scrabo, County Down. It is oval in shape, around 295ft x 120 in extent. It consists of a badly mutilated stone-cored earthen bank with a ditch on the inside which is now filled in. Excavations have suggested a date of around the 5th century AD. The monument is in the care of the Department for Communities. The monument is within the council area of Ards and North Down.
SMR Number: DOW005:023

Place Type: Hillfort
Historic County: Down
Lat, Long: 54.583107,-5.721342
Grid Reference: J 4736 7292
Townland: Scrabo TD
Civil Parish: Newtownards CP
Council Area: Ards and North Down CA
Police Area: Northern Ireland PA
Devolved Legislature:  Northern Ireland Assembly

GBPN ID: 332531
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Scrabo_Hillfort,_Down_332531

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