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Rath is a prehistoric ringfort located in County Derry, Northern Ireland. The monument consists of a circular earthwork with defensive banks and ditch characteristic of Early Christian period settlement sites, though such structures have Iron Age and earlier origins. These fortified homesteads served as domestic and possibly defensive settlements for farming communities across Ireland during the Early Christian period and later medieval times. The site's archaeological importance lies in its contribution to understanding settlement patterns and social organization in early medieval Ulster.
Rath is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 12531. View the official record →
Rath is a prehistoric ringfort located in County Derry, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 12531.
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 12531.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Standing stone (0.3 km), Rath (1.1 km), Rath (1.4 km).
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