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Rath is an Early Christian ringfort located near Omagh in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. The monument consists of a small circular earthwork enclosure typical of defended farmsteads that were widespread throughout Ireland during the Early Christian period, roughly from the fifth to the twelfth centuries. Such raths served as domestic and agricultural centres for individual families or small communities, their circular defensive banks and ditches providing protection for livestock and dwellings within. The site represents an important category of archaeological evidence for understanding settlement patterns and social organisation in early medieval Ireland.
Rath is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 15454. View the official record →
Rath is an Early Christian ringfort located near Omagh in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 15454.
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 15454.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Platform rath (3.5 km), Rath (3.7 km), Cloghfin chambered grave. portal tomb (4.3 km).
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