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Dunnaval is a counterscarp rath situated in the Newry and Mourne district of Northern Ireland. This early Christian earthwork consists of a substantial univallate or multivallate enclosure typical of Early Medieval Irish settlement sites, likely dating to the period between the 5th and 9th centuries. The counterscarp configuration, whereby a ditch runs outside the main defensive bank rather than immediately within it, represents a distinctive fortification strategy employed in Early Christian Ireland. Such raths functioned as defended homesteads for elite families and their retinues, serving both residential and economic purposes within the Early Medieval territorial landscape.
Dunnaval. counterscarp rath is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 9117. View the official record →
Dunnaval is a counterscarp rath situated in the Newry and Mourne district of Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 9117.
Dunnaval. 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.
Dunnaval. 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 9117.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Kilkeel, st. colman del mourne. rath, reused as medieval church & graveyard (2.7 km), Mound (2.8 km), The crawtree stone. portal tomb (3 km).
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