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Rath, located in Cookstown, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, is an Iron Age or Early Medieval ringfort, a common defensive settlement type throughout Ireland. The monument comprises a roughly circular earthwork with a surrounding bank and ditch, characteristic of raths constructed between the Iron Age and medieval period. Such sites typically served as defended farmsteads or territorial centres for local communities, with the earthwork providing protection for dwellings and livestock. The Cookstown rath represents an important element of the archaeological landscape documenting rural settlement patterns in Ulster during the pre-Norman period.
Rath is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 13110. View the official record →
Rath, located in Cookstown, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, is an Iron Age or Early Medieval ringfort, a common defensive settlement type throughout Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 13110.
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 13110.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Platform rath (1.4 km), Cloghtogle. portal tomb (4.9 km), Honeymug stone. standing stone (5.5 km).
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