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Hill Head Rath is an early Christian rath situated near Banbridge in County Down, Northern Ireland. The monument comprises a circular earthwork characteristic of Irish raths, defensive homesteads that served as the residential and agricultural centres of local communities during the early medieval period. Dating to the early Christian era, this rath represents the settlement patterns and social organisation of early medieval Ulster, with its defensive bank and ditch forming a defining feature of contemporary settlement archaeology in the region. The site's preservation within the archaeological record provides evidence for domestic and economic activity during this formative period of Irish history.
Hill head. rath is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 7686. View the official record →
Hill Head Rath is an early Christian rath situated near Banbridge in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 7686.
Hill head. 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.
Hill head. 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 7686.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Tierny fort. counterscarp rath (6.4 km), Rath (6.7 km), The danes cast. linear earthwork (7.3 km).
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