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Rath is a prehistoric ringfort located in Strabane, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. The monument consists of a circular earthwork defined by a bank and ditch, a defensive domestic settlement type common throughout the Irish landscape from the Iron Age through the medieval period. Such raths served as fortified homesteads for the inhabitants of early Irish society, providing protection for families and livestock within their enclosing earthworks. The site's precise dating and cultural phase remain dependent on archaeological investigation, as the monument's survival in the landscape documents a significant phase of Irish settlement and land use.
Rath is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 14498. View the official record →
Rath is a prehistoric ringfort located in Strabane, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 14498.
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 14498.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Aghnahoo fort. hillfort & ?cashel (2.4 km), Giant's grave. court tomb (2.8 km), Kelkirell, cill chairill, kylchyrryll. church & graveyard (2.8 km).
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