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Rath, located in Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, is an Early Christian earthwork monument consisting of a roughly circular or sub-circular defensive enclosure. The site represents typical early medieval settlement patterns in Ulster, dating to the early Christian period when such raths served as fortified homesteads for families of considerable social standing. The monument is defined by its characteristic bank and ditch construction, which would have provided both defensive and symbolic demarcation of the enclosed settlement space. Like many raths in the region, it reflects the agricultural and social organisation of early Christian Ireland during the first millennium AD.
Rath is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 10036. View the official record →
Rath, located in Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, is an Early Christian earthwork monument consisting of a roughly circular or sub-circular defensive enclosure. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 10036.
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.
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 10036.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Early christian monastic site, medieval church & graveyard (7.7 km), Cup-marked stone (8.1 km), St. lasser's cell. souterrain (8.1 km).
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