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Rath is a prehistoric Irish ringfort located in the Newry and Mourne district of Northern Ireland. This monument consists of an earthen enclosure formed by one or more concentric banks and ditches, a defensive settlement type characteristic of the Iron Age and early medieval periods in Ireland, though raths continued to be occupied and modified throughout medieval times. The site represents a domestic or pastoral settlement that would have housed a family or small community, with the banks serving both defensive and symbolic functions to demarcate the inhabited space. Such structures are among the most numerous archaeological monuments in the Irish landscape, and their distribution and preservation provide important evidence for settlement patterns and land use across Irish prehistory and the early historic period.
Rath is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 8676. View the official record →
Rath is a prehistoric Irish ringfort located in the Newry and Mourne district of Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 8676.
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 8676.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cloghadda. standing stone & enclosure (5.5 km), Newry canal. newry canal - c.f. dow 046 (6.1 km), Mckinley's flagstaff. court tomb (6.5 km).
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