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Rath — a is an early Christian rath located in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. Raths were ringforts, circular or oval enclosures surrounded by earthen or stone banks and ditches, constructed as defended farmsteads or noble residences during the early Christian period. This monument stands on bedrock of the Tyrone Group, a Visean-age formation comprising limestone, mudstone, sandstone and siltstone interbedded with chert, coal and conglomerate. The underlying geology would have shaped both the landscape visible to its inhabitants and the practical constraints of its construction and defence.
The rath is located at grid reference H 140 034 800 in the distinctive drumlin landscape characteristic of Fermanagh. Like many ringforts across the island of Ireland, this example represents the settled, territorial life of early Christian communities during the early medieval period. The enclosure would have functioned as a focal point for agricultural activity and local authority, its defensive earthworks signalling both security and status.
The monument is protected by the Historic Environment Division under reference 10835, acknowledging its significance to the archaeological and historical heritage of the region. Such raths are crucial to understanding early Christian settlement patterns, social organisation and land use in early medieval Ireland.
Rath is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 10835. View the official record →
Rath — a is an early Christian rath located in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 10835.
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 10835.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cashel (3.3 km), Sub-rectangular enclosure (3.4 km), Cup-&-ring-marked stone (3.4 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.