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Rath & possible souterrain is an Early Christian settlement site located in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. The site comprises a rath, a circular earthwork domestic enclosure typical of Early Christian settlement patterns in Ireland, potentially accompanied by a souterrain, an underground stone-lined passage or chamber characteristic of Iron Age and Early Christian period fortified settlements. Raths of this period functioned as elite or pastoral farmsteads and served important social and economic roles within Early Christian territorial organisation. The possible souterrain suggests the site may have provided refuge or storage facilities, features commonly associated with high-status Early Christian settlement complexes in Ulster.
Rath & possible souterrain is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 5770. View the official record →
Rath & possible souterrain is an Early Christian settlement site located in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 5770.
Rath & possible souterrain dates from the e.christ. period, and is classified as a rath & souterrain. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Rath & possible souterrain 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 5770.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Danes cast. linear earthwork (5.4 km), Oval rath? (5.7 km), Platform rath (6.8 km).
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