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Raised rath in Ballymoney is a prehistoric or early medieval earthwork monument consisting of a raised circular or sub-circular platform surrounded by a defensive bank and ditch. The site represents a form of settlement enclosure typical of early Irish archaeology, likely dating to the early medieval period or Iron Age, though the precise chronology of this particular example would require archaeological investigation to establish definitively. The monument survives as an upstanding earthwork that preserves important evidence of settlement patterns and land use in County Antrim during the prehistoric and early medieval periods. Such structures served as defended homesteads or farmsteads and form a significant element of the archaeological landscape of the region.
Raised rath is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 1636. View the official record →
Raised rath in Ballymoney is a prehistoric or early medieval earthwork monument consisting of a raised circular or sub-circular platform surrounded by a defensive bank and ditch. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 1636.
Raised 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.
Raised 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 1636.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Island, possibly crannog (1.8 km), Kill old graveyard, kill graveyard. graveyard (3.2 km), Souterrain (3.2 km).
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