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Rath, located in Cookstown, County Tyrone, is a prehistoric or early historic ringfort typical of those constructed in Ireland from the Iron Age through the medieval period. The monument consists of an earthen enclosure defined by a bank and ditch, a defensive domestic settlement form widely distributed across the Irish landscape. Such raths served as the residences of farming communities and minor nobility, providing both habitation and protection for livestock. The Cookstown example represents the vernacular settlement archaeology of early Irish society, though its precise chronology and occupational phases would require archaeological investigation to establish with certainty.
Rath is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 13106. View the official record →
Rath, located in Cookstown, County Tyrone, is a prehistoric or early historic ringfort typical of those constructed in Ireland from the Iron Age through the medieval period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 13106.
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 13106.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Birch hill. rath (3.9 km), Counterscarp rath (4 km), Platform rath (4.6 km).
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