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Rath, located in Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, is an Early Christian enclosed settlement of probable early medieval date. The site comprises a roughly circular or oval earthwork defined by bank and ditch, a characteristic defensive or delimiting feature of early Irish raths of the fifth to eighth centuries and beyond. Such enclosed homesteads formed the basic territorial and domestic unit of early medieval Irish society, typically housing a single family or small community alongside their livestock and domestic structures. The archaeological record suggests that raths of this type often underwent repeated occupation and modification across several centuries, contributing substantially to our understanding of settlement patterns and social organisation in early Christian Ireland.
Rath is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 11324. View the official record →
Rath, located in Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, is an Early Christian enclosed settlement of probable early medieval date. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 11324.
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 11324.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Rath (1 km), C17th castle (3 km), Crom castle, crom old castle. castle & garden (4.4 km).
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