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Rath, Lisburn, is a prehistoric ring fort located in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The monument consists of a circular earthwork with a raised bank and internal ditch, a form of settlement and defensive enclosure typical of Iron Age and early medieval Ireland. Such raths served as fortified homesteads for farming communities and were often occupied over extended periods spanning from the Iron Age through the early Christian period. The site's survival as a recognisable earthwork demonstrates the enduring landscape legacy of early Irish settlement patterns in the Lisburn area.
Rath is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 7145. View the official record →
Rath, Lisburn, is a prehistoric ring fort located in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 7145.
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 7145.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cashel (6.3 km), Ardagaualle, machairyedargawall, maccharedruall, meacarne-de-odargulla. medieval & modern church & graveyard with enclosure (6.5 km), Counterscarp rath (6.9 km).
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