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Raised rath is a prehistoric ringfort located in County Down, Northern Ireland. The monument consists of an earthen platform or raised mound enclosed by a bank and ditch, typical of Iron Age and early medieval defensive settlements in Ulster. Such raths served as fortified homesteads for the Irish aristocracy and their households, functioning as residences, administrative centres, and cattle enclosures. The raised character of this particular example suggests construction during the later Iron Age or early medieval period, though definitively establishing its chronology would require archaeological investigation.
Raised rath is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 7512. View the official record →
Raised rath is a prehistoric ringfort located in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 7512.
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 7512.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Neolithic house (1.4 km), White fort. cashel with house & souterrain (3.5 km), Rath (3.8 km).
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