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Rath, located in Omagh, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, is a prehistoric earthwork monument consisting of a circular or oval enclosure defined by one or more banks and ditches. The monument dates to the Iron Age or early medieval period, when such raths served as defended domestic settlements for aristocratic families and their dependents across Ireland. The site represents an important example of the settlement hierarchy that characterised early Irish society, with the physical form indicating the status and defensive requirements of its inhabitants. Like many comparable monuments in Ulster, this rath reflects the pattern of territorial organisation and social structure that persisted from the pre-Christian into the early Christian period.
Rath is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 15430. View the official record →
Rath, located in Omagh, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, is a prehistoric earthwork monument consisting of a circular or oval enclosure defined by one or more banks and ditches. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 15430.
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 15430.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Chambered grave, giant's grave. wedge tomb & cist (6.2 km), Garranbane. standing stone (6.4 km), Carnnacalleen. cairn (6.4 km).
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