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Rath is a prehistoric Irish ringfort situated near Ballymena in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The monument consists of a circular or oval earthwork enclosed by one or more banks and ditches, a characteristic defensive settlement form of the early medieval period, though such structures have origins extending back to the late Bronze Age and Iron Age. The site represents an important example of domestic settlement archaeology from the medieval period in Ulster, when such raths served as the fortified residences of Irish chieftains and their families. The earthwork survives as an upstanding monument and remains of archaeological significance for understanding settlement patterns and social organisation in medieval Ireland.
Rath is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 2152. View the official record →
Rath is a prehistoric Irish ringfort situated near Ballymena in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 2152.
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 2152.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Counterscarp rath (2.4 km), Standing stone (3 km), Rath & souterrain (3.6 km).
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