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Rath is a prehistoric earthwork monument located in the Newry and Mourne district of Northern Ireland. The site represents a form of defensive or residential enclosure typical of early medieval settlement in the Irish landscape, characterised by a circular or oval bank-and-ditch construction. Such raths functioned as farmsteads or strongholds during the early Christian period and earlier medieval centuries, serving as centres of local authority and protection for their inhabitants and livestock. The monument's preservation in the modern landscape provides archaeological evidence of settlement patterns and social organisation during a significant period of Irish history.
Rath is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 5853. 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 5853.
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 5853.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Megalithic tomb - court tomb? (3.4 km), Drumilly fort. rath (3.7 km), Lissaraw fort. bivallate rath & possible souterrain (3.8 km).
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