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Rath — a is an early Christian ringfort located in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. The monument occupies land underlain by rocks of the Tyrone Group, a geological formation dating to the Visean period, which comprises limestone, mudstone, sandstone and siltstone interspersed with chert, coal and conglomerate. These underlying strata would have influenced the local soil composition and water management of the site.
Raths were fortified homesteads characteristic of early Christian Ireland, typically consisting of a circular or oval earthwork enclosure defined by banks and ditches. Such monuments served as the domestic and sometimes ecclesiastical centres of local communities, and often contain the remains of domestic structures within their defended perimeters. Dating from the early medieval period, raths represent a significant aspect of Ireland's territorial and social organisation during the centuries following Christianisation.
The monument at grid reference H3227022370 is protected by the Historic Environment Division under reference 11324, recognising its importance as an archaeological asset. Its survival provides valuable evidence for understanding settlement patterns, land use and social structures in early Christian Fermanagh, where the underlying geology would have shaped both the landscape and the choices of those who built and inhabited such fortified sites.
Rath is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 11324. View the official record →
Rath — a is an early Christian ringfort located in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. 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).
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.