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Red row bivallate rath is an early Christian ecclesiastical enclosure located near Banbridge in County Down, Northern Ireland. The monument consists of two concentric banks and associated ditches, a defensive configuration typical of raths constructed during the early medieval period. As a bivallate rath with early Christian associations, the site likely served as an enclosed settlement or monastic precinct during the early Christian period in Ireland, when such fortified enclosures were common features of the landscape. The physical remains preserve evidence of the settlement patterns and defensive strategies employed during this formative period of Irish Christian history.
Red row. bivallate rath is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 7359. View the official record →
Red row bivallate rath is an early Christian ecclesiastical enclosure located near Banbridge in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 7359.
Red row. bivallate 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.
Red row. bivallate 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 7359.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Hillfort (6.9 km), Standing stone (7 km), Crannog (7.4 km).
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