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Listooder is a counterscarp rath located in County Down, Northern Ireland, representing a form of early medieval ring-fort settlement. The monument consists of a circular or sub-circular earthwork fortification, characteristic of Early Christian period defensive structures in Ulster, with the distinctive counterscarp feature indicating an outer defensive bank positioned some distance beyond the main rampart. Such raths served as high-status residences and livestock enclosures for Gaelic Irish and Anglo-Norman settlers during the early medieval period, typically dating from the 5th to 12th centuries, though some were reoccupied in later periods. The site is registered within the Northern Ireland Scheduled Monuments Records under reference 7207, reflecting its archaeological and historical importance as evidence of early medieval settlement patterns and territorial organisation in the region.
Listooder. counterscarp rath is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 7207. View the official record →
Listooder is a counterscarp rath located in County Down, Northern Ireland, representing a form of early medieval ring-fort settlement. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 7207.
Listooder. 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.
Listooder. 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 7207.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Counterscarp rath (4 km), Magheradrool fort. counterscarp rath (4.7 km), Lisgormal fort. platform rath (4.9 km).
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