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Bivallate rath is a ringfort situated in the Lisburn area of County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The monument is defined by its two concentric earthen banks, which give it its bivallate designation, a defensive arrangement characteristic of high-status settlement enclosures from the early medieval period. Raths of this type typically date from the early Christian period, roughly the fifth to twelfth centuries, and functioned as defended homesteads for aristocratic families. The survival of both defensive banks at this site indicates a well-preserved example of early medieval Irish settlement archaeology.
Bivallate rath is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 4869. View the official record →
Bivallate rath is a ringfort situated in the Lisburn area of County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 4869.
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 4869.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Spence's fort. rath (2.4 km), Lagan canal. lagan canal (3 km), Achcli. medieval church (in ruins) & graveyard with bullaun & ?holy well (3.6 km).
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