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Rath is a prehistoric ringfort located in the Newry and Mourne district of Northern Ireland. The monument consists of an earthen circular or oval enclosure defined by a bank and ditch, a defensive arrangement typical of Iron Age settlement sites in Ireland, though such structures continued in use into the early medieval period. The rath represents a form of domestic settlement that served as a fortified homestead, likely housing a single family or small community and their livestock. These monuments are among the most numerous archaeological features of the Irish landscape and provide evidence of settlement patterns and social organisation across several centuries of prehistory and early history.
Rath is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 5951. View the official record →
Rath is a prehistoric ringfort located in the Newry and Mourne district of Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 5951.
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 5951.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Newry canal. newry canal - c.f. ihr 172 & arm 029 (3.2 km), Bagnal's castle. tower-house (4.1 km), Drumilly fort. rath (4.6 km).
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