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King's Fort is a rath located near Limavady in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. The monument is an Early Christian ringfort, a common domestic settlement type in Ireland dating to the early medieval period, typically occupied between the fifth and twelfth centuries. The site consists of earthen banks and ditches forming a circular or oval enclosure, characteristic of the rath form, which served as a defended homestead for a family of considerable social standing. Such monuments are significant to understanding early medieval Irish settlement patterns and social hierarchy, though detailed archaeological investigation of this specific site remains limited in the published record.
King's fort, rings fort. rath is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 11998. View the official record →
King's Fort is a rath located near Limavady in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 11998.
King's fort, rings 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.
King's fort, rings 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 11998.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including The rhellick. killeen, possibly cashel & souterrain (0.9 km), Wedge tomb (1.1 km), Bivallate rath (4.7 km).
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