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Large counterscarp rath is a ringfort with an external defensive bank located in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. The monument dates to the early Christian period and represents a variant form of the standard Irish rath, distinguished by the presence of a counterscarp bank that lies beyond the primary defensive ditch. Such fortifications were typical domestic and defensive structures of the early medieval period, serving as the residences of local lords and their households. The site survives as an earthwork monument and remains significant as an example of early Christian settlement archaeology in Ulster.
Large counterscarp rath is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 10571. View the official record →
Large counterscarp rath is a ringfort with an external defensive bank located in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 10571.
Large 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.
Large 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 10571.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Platform rath (3.6 km), Standing stone (3.7 km), Prehistoric enclosure (3.9 km).
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