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Rath, located in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, is a prehistoric ringfort or enclosed settlement of Iron Age or early medieval date. The monument consists of a roughly circular earthwork defined by a bank and ditch, a form of defensive enclosure common throughout Ireland during the later prehistoric and early medieval periods. Such raths typically served as the fortified residential centres of the local elite, housing both domestic and agricultural activities within their protective perimeters. The survival of the earthwork at this location provides evidence of the settlement patterns and social organisation of early Irish communities in the Fermanagh region.
Rath is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 9663. View the official record →
Rath, located in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, is a prehistoric ringfort or enclosed settlement of Iron Age or early medieval date. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 9663.
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 9663.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Rath - one of a pair with fer 210 (6.6 km), Rath (6.8 km), Crannog in ross lough (7.2 km).
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