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Rath is a prehistoric earthwork monument located in the townland of Strabane, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. The site represents a form of fortified domestic settlement typical of Iron Age and early medieval Ireland, consisting of a circular or sub-circular enclosure defined by one or more banks and ditches. Such raths served as the residential and defensive centres of Gaelic aristocratic families and were widely constructed from the Iron Age through the medieval period, with many remaining in use into the early modern era. The monument's specific dating and constructional phases would require archaeological investigation to establish with precision, though its form places it within the broad tradition of Irish ringfort settlement.
Rath is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 14125. View the official record →
Rath is a prehistoric earthwork monument located in the townland of Strabane, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 14125.
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 14125.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Two stone circles, cairn with cist & two alignments (0.6 km), Dermot & grainnes' bed, dermot & granias' bed. portal tomb (2.8 km), Dermot & grainne's bed, dermot & grania's bed. megalithic tomb, possibly wedge tomb (2.8 km).
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