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Counterscarp rath is a prehistoric earthwork monument located in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. The site consists of a circular or near-circular defensive enclosure formed by banks and ditches, characteristic of raths that were constructed from the Early Christian period onwards, though some examples have Iron Age antecedents. The monument's name derives from the counterscarp, the outer bank of the ditch system which forms a distinctive topographic feature of the site. Such enclosed settlements served as defended homesteads for farming communities and were widespread throughout Ireland during the medieval period.
Counterscarp rath is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 9227. View the official record →
Counterscarp rath is a prehistoric earthwork monument located in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 9227.
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 9227.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Giants grave. wedge tomb (4.7 km), Standing stone (7.1 km), Standing stone (7.2 km).
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