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Counterscarp rath is an Early Christian enclosed settlement located in Newtownabbey, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The monument comprises a roughly circular earthwork defined by a substantial bank and external ditch, characteristic of the rath form that emerged in Ireland during the Early Christian period. Such settlements functioned as defended farmsteads or low-status aristocratic residences and were widely constructed from the fifth century onwards. The site's designation as Early Christian reflects its likely occupation and use during the medieval period when raths remained a prevalent settlement type across the Irish landscape.
Counterscarp rath is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 3026. View the official record →
Counterscarp rath is an Early Christian enclosed settlement located in Newtownabbey, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 3026.
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 3026.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Donegore motte, donegore moat. motte (8.2 km), Souterrain (8.2 km), Bivallate rath, conjoined with 051 (8.9 km).
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