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Rath is a prehistoric earthwork monument located in Newtownabbey, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The site represents a form of defensive or domestic settlement characteristic of Iron Age and early medieval Ireland, consisting of a circular or oval enclosure defined by one or more earthen banks and external ditches. Such raths served as farmsteads or small fortified residences and were widely constructed across the Irish landscape from around the Iron Age through the medieval period. The monument's survival as an archaeological site provides evidence of settlement patterns and land use in the region during antiquity and the early historic period.
Rath is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 4377. View the official record →
Rath is a prehistoric earthwork monument located in Newtownabbey, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 4377.
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 4377.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Twin slipways, ihr no. 10486 (7.1 km), Clarendon dock (northern). graving dock (7.3 km), Clarendon dock (southerly), ritchies dock. graving dock (7.4 km).
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