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Ballytyrone fort is a rath situated in County Armagh, Northern Ireland, dating to the Early Christian period. The monument consists of an earthen ringwork typical of Irish ecclesiastical and secular settlement sites of the Early Medieval period. Like many raths in Ulster, it represents the residential and defensive infrastructure of a landowning family or monastic community during the early centuries of Christianity in Ireland. The site is recorded in the Northern Ireland Sites and Monuments Record under monument identification number 5236, documenting its archaeological significance within the regional landscape of Early Christian settlement.
Ballytyrone fort. rath is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 5236. View the official record →
Ballytyrone fort is a rath situated in County Armagh, Northern Ireland, dating to the Early Christian period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 5236.
Ballytyrone 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.
Ballytyrone 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 5236.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Platform rath (4.9 km), Rockmacreeny fort. rath (5.3 km), Thorny fort. rath (5.8 km).
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