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Rath is a prehistoric earthwork monument located near Dungannon in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. The site represents a form of fortified domestic settlement typical of the early medieval period in Ireland, characterised by a circular or sub-circular earthen bank and ditch enclosure. Such raths served as the defended homesteads of the Gaelic aristocracy and farming communities, and this example reflects the settlement patterns and social organisation of early medieval Ulster. The monument remains archaeologically significant as evidence of settlement hierarchy and land use during the centuries following the early Christian period in Ireland.
Rath is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 15780. View the official record →
Rath is a prehistoric earthwork monument located near Dungannon in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 15780.
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 15780.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bivallate rath (1.1 km), Bivallate rath (1.5 km), Rath (3.4 km).
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