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Rath, located in Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, is an Iron Age or early medieval fortified enclosure typical of Irish ring fort settlement patterns. The monument consists of a circular or sub-circular earthwork defined by one or more defensive banks and ditches, a form of domestic and defensive settlement common throughout Ireland from the Iron Age through the medieval period. Such raths served as the residences of farming families or minor nobility and often contained evidence of domestic structures within their protective boundaries. The site's archaeological significance lies in its representation of settlement patterns and social organisation in pre-Norman Ireland, though its precise chronology and specific occupational history would require archaeological investigation to establish with certainty.
Rath is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 9869. View the official record →
Rath, located in Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, is an Iron Age or early medieval fortified enclosure typical of Irish ring fort settlement patterns. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 9869.
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 9869.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Church, graveyard & enclosure (8.6 km), Rectangular enclosure (8.6 km), Crannog (8.7 km).
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