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Rath & possible house is an Early Christian rath situated in the townland of Newry and Mourne, County Down, Northern Ireland. The monument comprises a univallate earthwork with an associated potential domestic structure dating to the Early Christian period. Raths of this type functioned as defended farmsteads and served as the residences of minor nobility or prosperous farmers within early medieval Irish society. The site's identification as Early Christian reflects the archaeological evidence and settlement patterns characteristic of the period between approximately the fifth and tenth centuries.
Rath & possible house is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 5858. View the official record →
Rath & possible house is an Early Christian rath situated in the townland of Newry and Mourne, County Down, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 5858.
Rath & possible house 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 & possible house 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 5858.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Megalithic tomb - court tomb? (2.8 km), Lissaraw fort. bivallate rath & possible souterrain (3.4 km), Cross-carved stone (3.5 km).
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