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Rath is a ringfort located near Banbridge in County Down, Northern Ireland. Ringforts of this type are characteristic Iron Age and early medieval defensive settlements, typically comprising one or more circular or oval banks with internal ditches that enclosed domestic and agricultural space. The monument represents the settlement pattern common to Ulster during the early Christian period and earlier centuries. Such sites served as the fortified homesteads of local élites and their households, and many remained in use across multiple centuries.
Rath is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 8197. View the official record →
Rath is a ringfort located near Banbridge in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 8197.
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 8197.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Counterscarp rath (5 km), Rath (5.6 km), Cashel (5.8 km).
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