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Rath is a small ringfort located near Omagh in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. This earthwork monument, typical of Early Christian settlement patterns in Ulster, consists of a circular or oval enclosure defined by a bank and ditch, a form of defended domestic settlement common throughout the early medieval period in Ireland. The site represents the archaeological remains of a farmstead or minor settlement dating to the Early Christian period, roughly the fifth to twelfth centuries, when such raths served as the residences of farming families of varying social status. The monument's preservation as an upstanding earthwork makes it an important example of early medieval settlement archaeology in the Omagh district.
Rath is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 15467. View the official record →
Rath is a small ringfort located near Omagh in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 15467.
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 15467.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Platform rath (0.4 km), Rath (3.7 km), Rectangular counterscarped earthwork (3.8 km).
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