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Rath, located in Strabane, Northern Ireland, is an Iron Age or early medieval ringfort, a circular or oval earthwork enclosed by one or more banks and ditches typical of settlements in Ireland and Ulster. The monument represents a form of defended domestic settlement that was widespread across Ireland during the late prehistoric and early medieval periods, serving as the residence and stronghold of a farming community or local elite. The earthwork survives as an upstanding archaeological feature, preserving evidence of settlement patterns and land use in the Strabane area during antiquity. Such raths are fundamental to understanding the organisation of pre-Norman Irish society and the territorial structures that characterised the region.
Rath is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 14160. View the official record →
Rath, located in Strabane, Northern Ireland, is an Iron Age or early medieval ringfort, a circular or oval earthwork enclosed by one or more banks and ditches typical of settlements in Ireland and Ulster. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 14160.
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 14160.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Rath (0.5 km), Dermot & grainne's bed, dermot & grania's bed. megalithic tomb, possibly wedge tomb (3 km), Dermot & grainnes' bed, dermot & granias' bed. portal tomb (3 km).
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