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Rath, located in Derry, Northern Ireland, is a prehistoric circular earthwork of Iron Age date. The monument comprises a roughly circular bank and ditch arrangement typical of Irish raths, which served as defended domestic enclosures for elite households. Such sites were particularly prevalent in Ireland during the Iron Age and continued in use through the early medieval period. The earthwork represents an important category of archaeological evidence for understanding settlement patterns and social organisation in prehistoric and early medieval Ulster.
Rath is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 12530. View the official record →
Rath, located in Derry, Northern Ireland, is a prehistoric circular earthwork of Iron Age date. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 12530.
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 12530.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Wedge tomb (2.2 km), Rath (2.4 km), Cashel (3.3 km).
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