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Lisburn Rath is a raised rath of early Christian date, located in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The monument stands on bedrock of the Belfast Group, formed during the Late Permian period and composed of interbedded sandstone and limestone, which would have influenced both the construction and drainage characteristics of the earthwork. The rath's elevated form—a distinctive feature of this monument type—would have provided defensive advantage and visibility across the surrounding landscape, typical of high-status settlement sites of the early medieval period. Such raised structures often exploited natural topography or were artificially built up, and the local geology may have contributed useful building materials. The site is protected as a scheduled monument by the Historic Environment Division under reference number 6684, reflecting its archaeological and historical significance as evidence of early Christian settlement patterns and social organisation in the wider Lisburn area.
Raised rath is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 6684. View the official record →
Lisburn Rath is a raised rath of early Christian date, located in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 6684.
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 6684.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Ballintine rath. rath (0.4 km), Todd's grove. bivallate rath (2.1 km), Raf long kesh. bellman hangars, airfield & wwii defensive features including pillbox and blast shelters, [dhp.no.71] (3.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Raised rath'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.
Raised rath stands on Belfast Group, bedrock that formed in the Late Permian. The rock here is sandstone and [subequal/subordinate] limestone, interbedded.