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Bivallate rath is a bivallate (double-banked) earthwork fort located in the Newry and Mourne district of Northern Ireland. The monument dates to the Early Christian period and represents a significant example of the ring-fort settlement type common throughout Ireland during this era. Its dual defensive banks indicate a level of investment in fortification typical of high-status Early Christian settlements, which frequently served as residences for local nobility or monastic communities. The site preserves evidence of a distinctive settlement form that dominated the Irish landscape from approximately the fifth to twelfth centuries.
Bivallate rath is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 8661. View the official record →
Bivallate rath is a bivallate (double-banked) earthwork fort located in the Newry and Mourne district of Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 8661.
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 8661.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including The long stone, long stone. standing stone (5.5 km), Ballyvally rath. counterscarp rath (5.8 km), Large enclosure (6.6 km).
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