BRONZE AGE · RATH

Rath

Armagh, Northern Ireland
NISMR MonID 5342
Period
BRONZE AGE
Site type
RATH
Nation
Northern Ireland
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Rath is a Bronze Age ringfort located in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. The site consists of a circular or sub-circular earthwork enclosed by one or more banks and ditches, a form of settlement characteristic of Bronze Age and Iron Age Ireland. Such raths served as defended homesteads or territorial markers for elite families and their dependants during the Bronze Age period. The monument represents an important class of prehistoric Irish domestic settlement and contributes to understanding settlement patterns and social organisation in the north of Ireland during the later Bronze Age.

Rath is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 5342. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Rath?

Rath is a Bronze Age ringfort located in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 5342.

What period does Rath date from?

Rath dates from the bronze age period, and is classified as a rath. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.

Who is responsible for protecting Rath?

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 5342.

What other scheduled monuments are near Rath?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Doogary lough. possible crannog in doogary lough (5.1 km), Lisglynn. rath & souterrain (5.3 km), The doonan. mound (5.3 km).

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