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Rath in Strabane is a prehistoric ringfort, a fortified residential enclosure characteristic of Iron Age and early medieval settlement patterns in Ireland. The monument consists of a circular or oval earthwork defined by one or more banks and external ditches, representing a defensive domestic structure typical of the period. Such raths served as the fortified homesteads of farming communities and were widely constructed across Ireland from the Iron Age through the medieval period. This particular example contributes to the archaeological record of early settlement and land use in the Strabane area of County Tyrone.
Rath is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 14161. View the official record →
Rath in Strabane is a prehistoric ringfort, a fortified residential enclosure characteristic of Iron Age and early medieval settlement patterns in Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 14161.
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 14161.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Counterscarp rath (5 km), Cloghmore. court tomb (8 km), Cromlech. portal tomb (8 km).
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