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Counterscarp rath is a ringfort located in Banbridge, County Down, Northern Ireland. The monument comprises a roughly circular earthen enclosure defined by a bank and ditch, characteristic of early Christian period settlement sites in Ulster. Raths of this type typically date from the early medieval period, serving as defended farmsteads or residences for families of some social standing. The Counterscarp example represents the domestic settlement archaeology of early Christian Ireland, a period when such fortified homesteads were common features of the rural landscape across the island.
Counterscarp rath is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 7094. View the official record →
Counterscarp rath is a ringfort located in Banbridge, County Down, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 7094.
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 7094.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Rath (3.1 km), Platform rath? (3.5 km), Cromie's fort. rath (4.9 km).
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