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Rath is a prehistoric earthwork monument located near Banbridge in County Down, Northern Ireland. The site consists of a circular or sub-circular defensive enclosure typical of Iron Age settlement patterns in Ulster, defined by a substantial bank and ditch system. Such raths served as fortified homesteads or livestock enclosures for local communities during the Iron Age and early medieval period. The monument represents an important example of domestic settlement archaeology from this formative period of Irish prehistory and early history.
Rath is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 7707. View the official record →
Rath is a prehistoric earthwork monument located near Banbridge in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 7707.
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 7707.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Platform rath (7.1 km), Platform rath (7.6 km), Two conjoined raths (8.6 km).
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