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Counterscarp rath is a univallate ringfort situated in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. The monument comprises a single earthen bank enclosing a roughly circular interior space, typical of the Early Christian period raths that served as defended farmsteads or minor settlement sites throughout Ireland from approximately the fifth to twelfth centuries. The earthwork survives as a landscape feature, though like many such monuments it has been subject to agricultural modification and land use changes over the centuries. Raths of this type were generally occupied by families of modest status within the Early Christian social hierarchy and would have supported domestic and pastoral activities within their defended enclosure.
Counterscarp rath is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 9799. View the official record →
Counterscarp rath is a univallate ringfort situated in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 9799.
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 9799.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Burnt mound / fulacht fiadh (4.7 km), Burnt mound / fulacht fiadh (6.3 km), Burnt mound / fulacht fiadh (6.3 km).
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