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Raised rath is a prehistoric earthwork monument located in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The site represents a type of defended or enclosed settlement characteristic of the Iron Age and early medieval periods in Ireland, though raised raths show particular development during the early Christian period. The monument consists of an artificially elevated circular or sub-circular platform surrounded by defensive earthworks, a form of habitation that provided both practical advantages for settlement and symbolic expressions of status and authority. Such sites served as residences for élite families and were common features of the Irish landscape during the early medieval centuries.
Raised rath is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 3512. View the official record →
Raised rath is a prehistoric earthwork monument located in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 3512.
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 3512.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bivallate rath (7.6 km), Conjoined raths (7.7 km), Camlin, camelyn. medieval church & graveyard (8 km).
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