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Bullock fort rath is an Early Christian ringfort located in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The monument consists of a circular or sub-circular earthwork enclosed by one or more banks and ditches, typical of the defended homesteads that were widespread throughout Ireland during the early medieval period. Such raths served as domestic and pastoral settlements for Irish families of varying social status, and their construction and use span from the pre-Christian Iron Age through the medieval period, though this example is designated as Early Christian in date. The site represents an important class of archaeological monument that provides evidence of settlement patterns, land use, and social organisation in early medieval Ulster.
Bullock fort. rath is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 4023. View the official record →
Bullock fort rath is an Early Christian ringfort located in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 4023.
Bullock fort. 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.
Bullock fort. 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 4023.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Rath (5.6 km), Motte (6.1 km), Mound (6.1 km).
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