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Rath & bullauns (2) is an early Christian rath situated in Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. The monument consists of a univallate ringfort enclosed by a single defensive bank, typical of the settlement form that flourished throughout Ireland from the Iron Age into the medieval period. Two bullauns—stone mortars with cuplike depressions—survive on the site, likely used for grinding grain or other domestic tasks within the enclosed settlement. The rath sits on bedrock formed from the Visean limestone, mudstone, sandstone and siltstone of the Tyrone Group, geology that would have determined both the character of the local soils and the stone available to the inhabitants for construction. The monument is protected by the Historic Environment Division under reference 9235, recognizing its significance as evidence of early Christian domestic life and agricultural practice in this region of Ulster.
Rath & bullauns (2) is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 9235. View the official record →
Rath & bullauns (2) is an early Christian rath situated in Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 9235.
Rath & bullauns (2) 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.
Rath & bullauns (2) 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 9235.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Giant's grave. wedge tomb (3 km), Giant's grave, chambered grave. court tomb (3.9 km), Giants grave. wedge tomb (4.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Rath & bullauns (2)'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.
Rath & bullauns (2) stands on Tyrone Group, bedrock that formed in the Visean. The rock here is limestone, mudstone, sandstone and siltstone, with subordinate chert, coal and conglomerate.