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Counterscarp rath is a small Iron Age or early medieval ringfort located near Cookstown in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. The monument consists of a circular or sub-circular earthwork with a defensive bank and ditch, typical of the rath type that served as fortified homesteads across Ireland during the pre-Christian and early Christian periods. Such sites are archaeological indicators of settlement hierarchy and social organisation in early Irish society, though this particular example has not been subject to extensive excavation that would provide precise dating or detailed functional evidence. The site remains visible as an earthwork monument and contributes to the distribution pattern of raths recorded across the Irish landscape.
Counterscarp rath is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 13107. View the official record →
Counterscarp rath is a small Iron Age or early medieval ringfort located near Cookstown in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 13107.
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 13107.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Birch hill. rath (4.3 km), Platform rath (4.3 km), Counterscarp rath (4.4 km).
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