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Bivallate rath is a prehistoric ringfort located in the parish of Omagh, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. The site is defined by its characteristic double defensive banks and ditches, a feature that distinguishes it from simpler single-banked examples common throughout Ireland. Such bivallate raths typically date to the early Christian period, though some may have earlier Iron Age origins, and they served as fortified domestic and pastoral settlements for élite families. The monument represents an important class of Irish archaeological evidence for settlement patterns, land use, and social organisation during the early medieval centuries.
Bivallate rath is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 15136. View the official record →
Bivallate rath is a prehistoric ringfort located in the parish of Omagh, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 15136.
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 15136.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Stone alignment, megalithic tomb (remains of) & associated features (3.3 km), Lettergash fort. counterscarp rath (3.5 km), Church (3.9 km).
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