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Rath — a is an early Christian rath situated in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. Raths are small ringforts, typically consisting of a circular or sub-circular enclosure surrounded by a bank and ditch, and represent one of the most common settlement forms in early medieval Ireland. This example is built upon bedrock of the Tyrone Group, comprising Visean-period limestone, mudstone, sandstone and siltstone with subordinate chert, coal and conglomerate deposits that underlie much of the local landscape.
The monument is protected by the Historic Environment Division of the Department for Communities under reference number 9697, reflecting its significance as evidence for early Christian settlement patterns in Ulster. Raths of this period typically functioned as farmsteads and defended homesteads, often occupied by families of status within their communities. The site's location and form contribute to understanding the settlement geography of early medieval Fermanagh and the distribution of Christian communities across the region during the first millennium AD.
Rath is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 9697. View the official record →
Rath — a is an early Christian rath situated in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. 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).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Rath's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Rath stands on Tyrone Group, bedrock that formed in the Visean. The rock here is limestone, mudstone, sandstone and siltstone, with subordinate chert, coal and conglomerate.