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Raised rath and annexe is a ringfort of early Christian date located in the townland of Ballymoney in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The monument comprises a raised central platform surrounded by a ditch and bank earthwork, with an associated annexe structure that extends the defensive or functional perimeter of the site. Raths of this type and period typically served as fortified homesteads for families of rank and were often occupied from the Iron Age through the medieval period, though this example shows evidence of early Christian phase occupation. The raised construction of the central area is characteristic of raths that were either naturally elevated or deliberately heightened to provide defensive advantage and to mitigate drainage issues on lower-lying ground.
Raised rath & annexe is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 1631. View the official record →
Raised rath and annexe is a ringfort of early Christian date located in the townland of Ballymoney in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 1631.
Raised rath & annexe 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.
Raised rath & annexe 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 1631.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Raised rath (1.1 km), Souterrain (1.2 km), Kill old graveyard, kill graveyard. graveyard (1.3 km).
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