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Rath in Fermanagh is a prehistoric earthwork monument consisting of a circular or oval enclosure defined by a bank and ditch system, characteristic of Iron Age or earlier settlement patterns in Ulster. Such raths served as defended homesteads or livestock enclosures for farming communities, and this example represents the widespread distribution of these monuments across the Irish landscape. The site's precise dating and construction details would require archaeological investigation to establish definitively, though its morphology places it within the general tradition of prehistoric Irish ringforts. As a scheduled monument, the rath remains an important archaeological record of early settlement and land use in the Fermanagh region.
Rath is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 9527. View the official record →
Rath in Fermanagh is a prehistoric earthwork monument consisting of a circular or oval enclosure defined by a bank and ditch system, characteristic of Iron Age or earlier settlement patterns in Ulster. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 9527.
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 9527.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Standing stone (7.2 km), Rath (9.1 km), Rath (9.1 km).
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