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Rath, situated in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, is an Iron Age or early medieval ringfort, a common defensive settlement type throughout Ireland. The monument comprises a circular or sub-circular earthwork defined by one or more banks and ditches, typical of the rath form that flourished from the late first millennium BC through to the medieval period. Such sites functioned as fortified homesteads for farming families of varying social status, providing both domestic accommodation and livestock protection. The specific chronology of this particular rath would require archaeological evidence from excavation or detailed survey to establish with precision, though its morphological characteristics place it within the established tradition of Irish ringfort construction.
Rath is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 9667. View the official record →
Rath, situated in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, is an Iron Age or early medieval ringfort, a common defensive settlement type throughout Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 9667.
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 9667.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Rath (6.7 km), Crannog in ross lough (7.2 km), Burnt mound / fulacht fiadh (7.9 km).
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