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Bivallate rath is an Iron Age or early medieval fortified farmstead located near Dungannon in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. The monument is defined by its characteristic double concentric earthwork ramparts, which enclosed a residential enclosure and provided defensive capability typical of raths constructed between the first and seventh centuries AD. Such bivallate examples represent a more substantial class of ringfort than their univallate counterparts, suggesting the inhabitant's elevated social or economic status within early Irish society. The site remains an important archaeological record of early medieval settlement patterns and domestic fortification in Ulster.
Bivallate rath is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 15768. View the official record →
Bivallate rath is an Iron Age or early medieval fortified farmstead located near Dungannon in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 15768.
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 15768.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bivallate rath (1 km), Rath (1.5 km), Rath (2.1 km).
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