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Counterscarp rath is an Early Christian period ringfort located in County Down, Northern Ireland. The monument consists of a univallate earthwork enclosure typical of the Early Christian period in Ireland, with a single bank and ditch defining the defended domestic or agricultural settlement. Raths of this type generally date from the fifth to twelfth centuries and functioned as the residential and economic centres of farming communities of considerable local status. The site is recorded within the Northern Ireland Sites and Monuments Record under designation HED NI NISMR MonID 8310.
Counterscarp rath is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 8310. 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 8310.
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 8310.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Kilchow, kilcoo, kilcudua, kilua. church & graveyard (0.3 km), The gray stone. standing stone (2 km), Carnbane. round cairn with cist (2.6 km).
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