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Attyhole Fort is a Early Christian rath located near Strabane in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. The site consists of a roughly circular earthwork with banks and ditches typical of early medieval Irish ring fort settlements, which served primarily as domestic and agricultural enclosures for families of rank. Dating to the Early Christian period, such raths were common throughout Ireland from approximately the fifth century onwards and functioned as defended homesteads during a time of significant social and economic reorganisation. The monument represents the material culture of Early Christian settlement patterns in the Ulster region and contributes to understanding the distribution and form of elite secular settlement in early medieval Ireland.
Attyhole fort. rath is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 14260. View the official record →
Attyhole Fort is a Early Christian rath located near Strabane in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 14260.
Attyhole fort. 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.
Attyhole fort. 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 14260.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Pigeon hill. castle site (mound & foundation) (3.1 km), Ring barrow (3.5 km), Wedge tomb (4.3 km).
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