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Rath is a prehistoric earthwork monument located in the Newry and Mourne district of Northern Ireland. It consists of a circular or sub-circular enclosure defined by an earth bank or rampart, characteristic of Irish raths which typically date from the Iron Age through to the early medieval period. Such monuments served as defended homesteads or settlements for single families or small communities, with the enclosing bank providing both practical defence and a visual assertion of status and territorial boundary. The site's archaeological significance lies in its contribution to understanding rural settlement patterns and domestic organisation in prehistoric and early medieval Ireland.
Rath is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 5837. View the official record →
Rath is a prehistoric earthwork monument located in the Newry and Mourne district of Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 5837.
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 5837.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Megalithic tomb - court tomb? (6 km), Black pig's glen. linear earthwork (6.1 km), Standing stone (6.4 km).
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