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Rath is a prehistoric ringfort situated in the Newry and Mourne district of County Down, Northern Ireland. The monument comprises an earthen bank with an internal ditch, characteristic of Iron Age or early medieval fortified settlements in Ireland, though the precise chronology of this particular example requires archaeological verification. Such raths typically served as defended homesteads or strongholds for local elites and their households. The site represents an important category of archaeological monument that dominated the Irish landscape during the later prehistoric and early historic periods.
Rath is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 8652. View the official record →
Rath is a prehistoric ringfort situated in the Newry and Mourne district of County Down, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 8652.
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 8652.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Carrigakill. court tomb (6.2 km), Ballyvally rath. counterscarp rath (6.4 km), Court tomb (6.5 km).
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