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Rath is a prehistoric Irish ringfort located in the parish of Craigavon, County Armagh, Northern Ireland. The monument consists of a circular or sub-circular earthwork defined by a bank and ditch, a characteristic defensive settlement form that was prevalent throughout Ireland during the early medieval period, though such raths may originate in the late Iron Age or early Christian era. The site represents an important example of domestic settlement archaeology from early Christian Ireland, when such fortified farmsteads served as the residences of farming communities and minor nobility. The earthwork survives as a visible landscape feature, though its condition and archaeological potential require assessment through formal recording and excavation standards.
Rath is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 5488. View the official record →
Rath is a prehistoric Irish ringfort located in the parish of Craigavon, County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 5488.
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 5488.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bivallate rath (4.4 km), Red row. bivallate rath (6.6 km), Rath (7 km).
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