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Rath is a ringfort situated in the Newry and Mourne district of Northern Ireland. The monument consists of an earthen enclosure typical of early medieval settlement sites, features characteristic of the Early Christian period in Ireland. Raths of this type served as fortified homesteads for farming communities and represent a common form of domestic settlement dating from approximately the fifth to twelfth centuries. The site contributes to the archaeological evidence for early medieval land use and settlement patterns in the broader Ulster region.
Rath is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 6154. View the official record →
Rath is a ringfort situated in the Newry and Mourne district of Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 6154.
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 6154.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cofracloghy, colfracloghy. round cairn with cist (0.5 km), Lissacashel. cashel & souterrain (1 km), Rath & souterrain (1.5 km).
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