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Raised rath is a prehistoric earthwork located in Lisburn, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The site represents a raised or elevated rath, a defensive residential enclosure characteristic of early medieval Ireland, though such monuments sometimes have prehistoric antecedents or later reuse. The structure would have originally comprised an elevated platform or mound surrounded by defensive earthworks, serving as a dwelling place for a person of status within the early medieval period. Such raths functioned as both domestic and defensive structures within the settlement hierarchy of early Christian Ireland and the preceding periods.
Raised rath is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 6684. View the official record →
Raised rath is a prehistoric earthwork located in Lisburn, 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).
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