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Rath is a prehistoric Irish hill fort located in Dungannon, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. The monument consists of a circular or oval earthwork defined by one or more banks and ditches, a characteristic defensive structure of the Iron Age and early medieval periods in Ireland. Such raths served as fortified homesteads and centres of local power, though the precise dating and occupation phases of this particular example would require archaeological investigation to establish definitively. The site represents an important element of the archaeological landscape of the region, reflecting patterns of settlement and territorial organisation in prehistoric and early medieval Ulster.
Rath is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 15764. View the official record →
Rath is a prehistoric Irish hill fort located in Dungannon, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 15764.
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 15764.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Platform rath (0.3 km), Rath (1.8 km), Rath reused as tree ring (2 km).
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