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Rath group is a complex of three Early Christian ringforts located in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, comprising a univallate rath, a counterscarp rath, and a trivallate rath. These monuments represent the domestic and defensive settlement patterns characteristic of the Early Christian period in Ireland, typically dating from the fifth to twelfth centuries. The variation in their construction—from the single-banked univallate form to the more elaborate triple-banked trivallate example—suggests successive phases of occupation and modification reflecting changing settlement needs across the period. Such rath complexes served as the residences of higher-status families and secular lords, with their concentric earthen banks providing both status demarcation and practical defence against livestock raiding and inter-community conflict.
Rath group - univallate rath, counterscarp rath & trivallate rath is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 4083. View the official record →
Rath group is a complex of three Early Christian ringforts located in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, comprising a univallate rath, a counterscarp rath, and a trivallate rath. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 4083.
Rath group - univallate rath, counterscarp rath & trivallate rath dates from the e.christ. period, and is classified as a rath group. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Rath group - univallate rath, counterscarp rath & trivallate 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 4083.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Donald's mound. mound - burial mound? (4.1 km), Counterscarp platform rath (5.7 km), Bivallate rath (5.7 km).
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