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Rath is a small early Christian earthwork monument located near Omagh in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It forms one of a pair of raths in this landscape, situated on bedrock of the Fintona Group, a Late Devonian formation comprising sandstone, mudstone, siltstone and conglomerate. The underlying geology of red and grey sedimentary rocks would have presented particular challenges for the construction of the earthen banks characteristic of this monument type.
Early Christian raths served as domestic and defensive enclosures, typically consisting of a circular or oval bank with an internal ditch. These structures, common throughout Ireland from the fifth century onwards, functioned as farmstead fortifications for families of rank within early medieval society. The paired arrangement of this rath with another nearby suggests a territorial or kinship relationship between the communities they housed, a settlement pattern documented across many Irish regions.
The monument is protected by the Historic Environment Division of Northern Ireland under reference 15460, recognising its significance as evidence of early Christian settlement and social organisation. The combination of archaeological form, geological setting and landscape association at this location contributes to understanding early medieval occupation patterns in the Omagh district and the adaptation of monument construction to local terrain.
Rath - one of a pair with tyr 051 is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 15460. View the official record →
Rath is a small early Christian earthwork monument located near Omagh in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 15460.
Rath - one of a pair with tyr 051 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 - one of a pair with tyr 051 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 15460.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Rath one of a pair with tyr 051 (0.1 km), Wedge tomb (2.8 km), Standing stone (4.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Rath - one of a pair with tyr 051'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 - one of a pair with tyr 051 stands on Fintona Group, bedrock that formed in the Late Devonian. The rock here is sandstone, mudstone, siltstone and conglomerate.