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Rath — a is an early Christian rath situated in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. The monument occupies a location underlain by Visean-age bedrock of the Tyrone Group, comprising limestone, mudstone, sandstone and siltstone with subordinate chert and coal deposits. This geological foundation provided both building stone and defensive advantages for the settlement.
As a rath, the site represents a form of enclosed farmstead typical of early medieval Ireland, characterised by a circular or oval earthwork enclosure. Such settlements served as the residential and agricultural centres of local communities during the early Christian period, combining domestic, storage and livestock functions within a defended perimeter. The topography of Fermanagh, with its complex glacial landscape and waterlogged soils, required careful siting of such settlements to ensure adequate drainage and security.
The monument is protected by the Historic Environment Division of the Department for Communities under record number 10550. This designation recognises its significance as an archaeological resource preserving evidence of early Christian settlement patterns and land use in the north of Ireland. The rath's position within the Fermanagh landscape contributes to understanding the distribution and character of such settlements in this region during the early medieval period.
Rath is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 10550. View the official record →
Rath — a is an early Christian rath situated in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 10550.
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 10550.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cup-marked stone (2.1 km), Dual court tomb (2.3 km), Cashel (3.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Rath'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 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.