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Raised rath is a prehistoric earthwork monument located in Newtownabbey, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The site represents a raised circular enclosure typical of Iron Age settlement patterns in Ulster, constructed as a defended farmstead or dwelling place. The monument survives as an elevated circular bank formation, characteristic of rath construction in the prehistoric and early historic periods of Ireland. Such monuments served as residential and possibly ceremonial centres for local communities and remain important archaeological witnesses to settlement organisation and social hierarchy in ancient Irish society.
Raised rath is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 3184. View the official record →
Raised rath is a prehistoric earthwork monument located in Newtownabbey, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 3184.
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 3184.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Coveknows. barrow (3.5 km), Lisnalinchy, the fort of o'loingsech, silentia fort. multivallate rath and souterrain (4.9 km), Ring barrow (5.8 km).
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