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Rath is a prehistoric earthwork monument located in Lisburn, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The site consists of a circular or sub-circular defensive enclosure typical of Iron Age or Early Medieval settlement patterns in Ulster, characterised by one or more banks and ditches that would have originally enclosed a domestic or administrative space. The monument represents an important example of the rath form of settlement that became widespread across Ireland during the Early Medieval period, though such earthworks may have had earlier origins. The site is recorded within the Northern Ireland Sites and Monuments Record and remains a significant archaeological resource for understanding the settlement hierarchy and land use patterns of early historic Ulster.
Rath is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 7062. View the official record →
Rath is a prehistoric earthwork monument located in Lisburn, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 7062.
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 7062.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Crannog (3.5 km), Rath (3.8 km), Large hilltop enclosure (4.4 km).
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