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Counterscarp rath is an Early Christian period ringfort located in County Down, Northern Ireland. The site comprises a univallate earthwork enclosure typical of Early Christian settlement and defensive sites in Ulster, with a single bank and ditch defining the perimeter. Such raths served as domestic and pastoral centres for elite families during the Early Christian period, roughly from the fifth to twelfth centuries. The monument represents the material expression of territorial control and social hierarchy characteristic of Early Christian society in medieval Ulster.
Counterscarp rath is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 8040. View the official record →
Counterscarp rath is an Early Christian period ringfort located in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 8040.
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 8040.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Windmill stump (c.f. ihr 3454 for details) (3.5 km), Rathmullan motte, rathmullan mound, rathmullan. raised rath reused as motte (4 km), A.p. site - barrow? (4.1 km).
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