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Rath, located in Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, is an early Christian enclosure of medieval date. The site consists of a roughly circular or oval earthwork defined by a bank and ditch, characteristic of the rath form common throughout early medieval Ireland. Such enclosed settlements typically served as domestic and defensive compounds for high-status families or ecclesiastical communities during the early Christian period. The monument represents an important element of the archaeological landscape documenting settlement patterns and social organisation in early medieval Ulster.
Rath is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 10102. View the official record →
Rath, located in Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, is an early Christian enclosure of medieval date. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 10102.
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 10102.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Large oval earthwork possibly rath (4.6 km), Church, graveyard & enclosure (6 km), Rectangular enclosure (6.1 km).
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