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Raised rath is a monument situated in County Down, Northern Ireland. The site represents an earthwork settlement type characteristic of early medieval Ireland, likely dating to the early Christian period. Raths, or ring forts, were fortified farmstead settlements that served as residences for the local elite and their households, often defended by banks and ditches. The raised topography of this particular example suggests significant earthwork construction, typical of such defended settlements that dominated the Irish landscape from the late Iron Age through the medieval period.
Raised rath is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 7235. View the official record →
Raised rath is a monument situated in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 7235.
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 7235.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Mill chimney - ihr 03065 (3.2 km), Killowen. killowen medieval church (ruined) & graveyard, with 2 cross-carved stones (3.9 km), Castlewilliam. castle (5.5 km).
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