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Rath is a prehistoric ringfort located near Ballymena in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The monument consists of an earthen circular enclosure typical of Iron Age or early medieval domestic settlements in Ireland, formed by one or more concentric banks and ditches. Such raths served as fortified homesteads or livestock enclosures and represent an important category of archaeological evidence for settlement patterns and land use in pre-Norman Ireland. The specific dating and construction details of this particular rath would require reference to archaeological survey records held by the Historic Environment Division of Northern Ireland's Department for Communities, under which it is registered as Monument ID 2199.
Rath is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 2199. View the official record →
Rath is a prehistoric ringfort located near Ballymena in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 2199.
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 2199.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Rath & souterrain (0.8 km), Rath & souterrain (1.4 km), Standing stone (2.6 km).
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