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Rath, located near Omagh in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, is an Early Christian earthwork monument consisting of a circular or oval enclosure defined by a bank and ditch. The site dates to the early medieval period, likely the fifth to seventh centuries, when such raths served as farmsteads or territorial markers for Gaelic lords and ecclesiastical communities. The monument's preservation as an upstanding earthwork provides evidence of early medieval settlement patterns and land use in Ulster. As an Early Christian rath, it forms part of the wider archaeological landscape documenting the transition from late Iron Age to medieval settlement in Ireland and the role of such enclosures in territorial and social organisation during this transformative period.
Rath is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 15273. View the official record →
Rath, located near Omagh in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, is an Early Christian earthwork monument consisting of a circular or oval enclosure defined by a bank and ditch. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 15273.
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 15273.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Rath (2.3 km), Platform rath (2.7 km), Rectangular counterscarped earthwork (3.4 km).
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