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Raised rath is a prehistoric earthwork monument located in County Down, Northern Ireland. It represents a type of ringfort or defended homestead characteristic of early medieval settlement patterns in Ireland, though raths as a class of monument span a considerable chronological range from prehistoric times through the medieval period. The site comprises an elevated circular or sub-circular earthwork, typical of rath construction, which would have functioned as a residential enclosure for a farming community or elite household. Such monuments constitute an important archaeological record of domestic settlement and social organisation in early Christian Ireland and the centuries preceding it.
Raised rath is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 7179. View the official record →
Raised rath is a prehistoric earthwork monument located in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 7179.
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 7179.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Listooder. counterscarp rath (5.1 km), Windmill stump - ihr 03039 (5.5 km), Ardagaualle, machairyedargawall, maccharedruall, meacarne-de-odargulla. medieval & modern church & graveyard with enclosure (6.3 km).
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