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Rath, located in Omagh, County Tyrone, is a prehistoric Irish hill fort or ringfort characteristic of Iron Age settlement patterns in Ulster. The monument consists of a circular or sub-circular earthwork comprising one or more defensive banks and ditches, typical of fortified domestic or pastoral enclosures that were constructed and occupied across the Irish landscape from the Iron Age through the medieval period. Such raths served as defended homesteads for families of rank and status, and this example represents the substantial archaeological heritage of Early Christian and prehistoric settlement in the Omagh district. The site remains an important indicator of territorial organisation and settlement hierarchy in pre-Norman Ireland.
Rath is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 15147. View the official record →
Rath, located in Omagh, County Tyrone, is a prehistoric Irish hill fort or ringfort characteristic of Iron Age settlement patterns in Ulster. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 15147.
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 15147.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Rath (3.7 km), Rath (3.8 km), Bivallate rath (5.4 km).
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