E.CHRIST. · RATH

Cromie's fort. rath

Banbridge, Northern Ireland
NISMR MonID 7423
Period
E.CHRIST.
Site type
RATH
Nation
Northern Ireland
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Cromie's Fort is a rath situated in the townland of Banbridge, County Down, Northern Ireland. The monument is a small ringfort of Early Christian date, consisting of a roughly circular earthwork with an enclosing bank and ditch, characteristic of domestic settlement sites from the medieval period in Ulster. Such raths served as fortified homesteads for a single family or small community and represent one of the most common monument types of the Early Christian era in Ireland. The site is recorded in the Northern Ireland Sites and Monuments Record under reference number HED NI NISMR MonID 7423.

Cromie's fort. rath is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 7423. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Cromie's fort. rath?

Cromie's Fort is a rath situated in the townland of Banbridge, County Down, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 7423.

What period does Cromie's fort. rath date from?

Cromie's fort. 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.

Who is responsible for protecting Cromie's fort. rath?

Cromie's fort. 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 7423.

What other scheduled monuments are near Cromie's fort. rath?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Platform rath? (1.6 km), Rath (3 km), Carnew fort. rectangular enclosure (3.7 km).

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