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Rath is a prehistoric earthwork monument located near Cookstown in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. The site comprises a ringfort or circular defensive enclosure, a settlement form characteristic of the Iron Age and early medieval periods in Ireland. Such raths typically consist of a raised circular bank with an internal ditch, serving as domestic and defensive structures for farming communities. The monument remains an important archaeological record of early settlement patterns in the Ulster region.
Rath is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 13199. View the official record →
Rath is a prehistoric earthwork monument located near Cookstown in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 13199.
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 13199.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Court tomb (1.3 km), Rath (1.3 km), Platform rath (2.4 km).
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