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Counterscarp rath is an Early Christian period enclosed settlement located in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. The site consists of a univallate earthwork defence comprising a single bank and external ditch, characteristic of the rath form that was prevalent in early medieval Ireland from approximately the fifth to twelfth centuries. Raths of this type typically served as fortified homesteads for farming families of modest to middling social status, and their archaeological study has provided significant evidence for settlement patterns and domestic life during the Early Christian period. The Counterscarp rath represents an important example of this widespread settlement category within the Fermanagh landscape.
Counterscarp rath is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 10702. View the official record →
Counterscarp rath is an Early Christian period enclosed settlement located in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 10702.
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 10702.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Barrow cemetery & burnt mounds (fulachta fiadh) (1 km), Platform rath (2 km), Lough digh crannog. crannog in lough digh (3.3 km).
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