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Dungannon rath is a platform rath overlying a prehistoric settlement site in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. The monument sits upon bedrock of the Tyrone Group, a Visean-age formation comprising limestone, mudstone, sandstone and siltstone interspersed with chert, coal and conglomerate. This geological foundation would have provided mixed terrain across the site, with softer sedimentary layers suitable for excavation and construction.
The rath itself represents a medieval phase of occupation, its earthwork platform likely dating to the early medieval period and serving as a defensive or high-status residential enclosure. However, the presence of an underlying prehistoric settlement indicates far longer human use of this location in Dungannon. The successive occupation of the site across millennia reflects its strategic or resource-rich qualities within the local landscape.
The monument is protected by the Historic Environment Division under reference 15742. As with many Irish raths, the earthwork platform would originally have been more substantial, possibly surrounded by a bank and ditch, though its present condition reflects centuries of agricultural use and natural erosion. The overlay of medieval upon earlier settlement underscores the continuity of settlement patterns at advantageous locations in the landscape.
Platform rath overlying prehistoric settlement site is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 15742. View the official record →
Dungannon rath is a platform rath overlying a prehistoric settlement site in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 15742.
Platform rath overlying prehistoric settlement site dates from the neo/b.a. period, and is classified as a rath. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Platform rath overlying prehistoric settlement site 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 15742.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Rath reused as tree ring (1 km), Rath (2.1 km), Platform rath (2.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Platform rath overlying prehistoric settlement site's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Platform rath overlying prehistoric settlement site stands on Tyrone Group, bedrock that formed in the Visean. The rock here is limestone, mudstone, sandstone and siltstone, with subordinate chert, coal and conglomerate.