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Rath is a prehistoric ringfort located in County Down, Northern Ireland. The monument consists of an earthen circular enclosure formed by one or more banks and ditches, a defensive and residential structure characteristic of Iron Age and early medieval settlement patterns in Ireland. Such raths served as fortified homesteads for farming families and minor nobility, combining practical defence with territorial demarcation. The site represents an important category of archaeological evidence for understanding settlement hierarchies and land use in prehistoric and early Christian Ireland, though specific dating and excavation details for this particular rath require consultation of specialist archaeological records.
Rath is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 7158. View the official record →
Rath is a prehistoric ringfort located in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 7158.
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 7158.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Ardagaualle, machairyedargawall, maccharedruall, meacarne-de-odargulla. medieval & modern church & graveyard with enclosure (3.2 km), Rath (3.4 km), Counterscarp rath (4.6 km).
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