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Rath, located in Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, is an Iron Age or Early Medieval ringfort, a defensive residential enclosure characteristic of Irish settlement patterns. The monument consists of a circular or sub-circular earthwork defined by one or more banks and ditches, typical of raths that served as farmsteads and strongholds for local lords during the Early Christian period and earlier centuries. Such structures were commonplace across Ireland from the Iron Age through the medieval period, with many continuing in use or occupation into the Early Medieval phase. The site represents an important category of archaeological monument that illuminates patterns of settlement, land use, and social hierarchy in pre-Norman Ireland.
Rath is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 9697. View the official record →
Rath, located in Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, is an Iron Age or Early Medieval ringfort, a defensive residential enclosure characteristic of Irish settlement patterns. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 9697.
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 9697.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bivallate rath (6.2 km), Burnt mound / fulacht fiadh (6.8 km), Counterscarp rath (6.8 km).
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