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Rath is a prehistoric Irish ringfort located in Lisburn, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The monument consists of a circular or oval earthwork enclosed by one or more banks and ditches, a defensive domestic settlement type characteristic of the Iron Age and early medieval periods in Ireland. Such raths typically served as fortified homesteads for farming families and their livestock. The Lisburn example forms part of the substantial archaeological record of ringforts in Ulster, though its precise dating and condition require reference to detailed site records held by the Northern Ireland Sites and Monuments Record.
Rath is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 7064. View the official record →
Rath is a prehistoric Irish ringfort located in Lisburn, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 7064.
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 7064.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Crannog (2.7 km), Large hilltop enclosure (3.1 km), Giants' graves. court tomb (3.9 km).
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