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Counterscarp rath is a univallate ringfort situated in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. The monument consists of a single earthen bank surrounding a central enclosure, a defensive configuration typical of Early Christian period raths constructed between the fifth and twelfth centuries. The site's name derives from the counterscarp bank, a secondary defensive feature characteristic of more elaborate ringfort designs. As with many raths of this period, the site likely served as a residential and administrative centre for a local elite family, though detailed archaeological investigation of this particular example has not been extensively documented in the scholarly record.
Counterscarp rath is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 10344. View the official record →
Counterscarp rath is a univallate ringfort situated in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 10344.
Counterscarp 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.
Counterscarp 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 10344.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Rath, church (site of) & graveyard (3.2 km), Rath (4.6 km), Rath reused as tree ring (4.9 km).
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