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Bivallate rath is a Early Christian rath located near Omagh in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. The monument comprises a domestic settlement enclosed by two concentric earthen banks and intervening ditches, a defensive arrangement typical of Early Christian period ringforts in Ulster. Such bivallate structures generally date to the period between the fifth and twelfth centuries, when they served as fortified farmsteads for families of rank within Irish society. The site represents the material expression of Early Christian settlement patterns and social hierarchy in the region during the early medieval period.
Bivallate rath is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 14959. View the official record →
Bivallate rath is a Early Christian rath located near Omagh in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 14959.
Bivallate 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.
Bivallate 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 14959.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cloghfin. portal tomb (4.4 km), Platform rath (4.9 km), Rath (5 km).
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