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Counterscarp rath is a prehistoric earthwork monument located near Omagh in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. The site consists of a circular or sub-circular defensive enclosure formed by one or more banks and external ditches, characteristic of raths that served as residential and defensive structures during the early medieval period. Like other raths in Ulster, Counterscarp rath would have functioned as a fortified settlement, likely occupied by a family or small community, though its precise dating and period of occupation remain dependent on archaeological investigation. The monument represents an important element of early medieval settlement patterns in the region.
Counterscarp rath is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 14898. View the official record →
Counterscarp rath is a prehistoric earthwork monument located near Omagh in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 14898.
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 14898.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Giant's grave. court tomb (0.3 km), Cloghanachorite, cloghnachorite. boulder with hollows (0.5 km), Platform rath (0.5 km).
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