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Bivallate rath is a dual-ramparted ringfort located near Lisburn in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The site consists of two concentric earthen banks with intervening ditches, a defensive arrangement that distinguishes it from simpler single-ramparted raths and suggests either higher status occupation or construction during a period when enhanced fortification was deemed necessary. Raths of this type are typically dated to the Early Christian period, broadly spanning from the fifth to the twelfth centuries, though precise chronology for individual sites without excavation remains uncertain. The monument represents an important example of early medieval domestic and defensive settlement in Ulster, exemplifying the ringfort tradition that dominated rural settlement patterns across Ireland during this era.
Bivallate rath is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 4536. View the official record →
Bivallate rath is a dual-ramparted ringfort located near Lisburn in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 4536.
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 4536.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bivallate rath (1.8 km), Green mound. rath & multivallate motte (1.8 km), Giant's grave. megalithic tomb (3.2 km).
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