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Bivallate Rath is a Early Christian ecclesiastical enclosure located in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The monument comprises two concentric defensive banks and ditches, a characteristic defensive arrangement of the Early Christian period in Ireland. Such raths served as fortified settlements and monastic enclosures during the early medieval centuries, combining practical security with residential or religious functions. The double vallate structure indicates a substantial settlement of some importance during the Early Christian period.
Bivallate rath is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 4500. View the official record →
Bivallate Rath is a Early Christian ecclesiastical enclosure located in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 4500.
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 4500.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Tullyrusk fort. raised rath & plantation fort (3.4 km), Bivallate rath with souterrain & rath annexe (4.1 km), Rath (4.7 km).
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