Scheduled MonumentsNorthern IrelandDungannonLismalore fort. bivallate rath
E.CHRIST. · RATH

Lismalore fort. bivallate rath

Dungannon, Northern Ireland
NISMR MonID 15815
Period
E.CHRIST.
Site type
RATH
Nation
Northern Ireland
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Lismalore fort is a bivallate rath situated near Dungannon in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. The monument consists of two concentric defensive earthen banks with intervening ditches, a defensive arrangement characteristic of Early Christian period Irish raths dating to approximately the fifth through eighth centuries. Such fortified homesteads served as the residences and administrative centres of local Irish nobility during the early medieval period. The site's bivallate construction suggests the status and importance of its occupants within the local territorial hierarchy of early Christian Ulster.

Lismalore fort. bivallate rath is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 15815. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Lismalore fort. bivallate rath?

Lismalore fort is a bivallate rath situated near Dungannon in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 15815.

What period does Lismalore fort. bivallate rath date from?

Lismalore fort. bivallate 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 Lismalore fort. bivallate rath?

Lismalore fort. bivallate 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 15815.

What other scheduled monuments are near Lismalore fort. bivallate rath?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cross head (1.5 km), Carnteel church. medieval parish church & graveyard, also site of c13th battle (2.1 km), Crannog in carnteel lough (2.2 km).

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