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Tara fort is a bivallate rath situated in the Ards Peninsula, County Down, Northern Ireland. The monument consists of two concentric earthen banks with intervening ditches, a defensive arrangement characteristic of Early Christian raths dating to the period roughly between the fifth and ninth centuries. Such enclosed homesteads were typical of the Early Christian period in Ulster, serving as the fortified residences of free farmers and minor chieftains. The site's physical preservation and classification within the archaeological record of Northern Ireland raths reflects its significance as evidence of settlement patterns and social organisation during the early medieval period.
Tara fort. bivallate rath is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 7655. View the official record →
Tara fort is a bivallate rath situated in the Ards Peninsula, County Down, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 7655.
Tara fort. 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.
Tara fort. 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 7655.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Platform rath (1.2 km), Ballytrustan. medieval church & graveyard (2 km), Motte (3.7 km).
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