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The Fort is a rath, or ringfort, located near Cookstown in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. Raths of this type date from the early Christian period and represent a characteristic form of settlement and defensive enclosure used across Ireland from the Iron Age through the medieval period, with many examples showing occupation during the early Christian centuries. The monument consists of a circular or oval earthwork defined by one or more banks and ditches, a physical form typical of Irish ringforts that served as domestic and agricultural settlements for farming communities. Such sites remain significant archaeological witnesses to the settlement patterns and social organisation of early Christian Ireland.
The fort. rath is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 13183. View the official record →
The Fort is a rath, or ringfort, located near Cookstown in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 13183.
The fort. 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.
The fort. 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 13183.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Platform rath (2 km), Rath (2.6 km), Cloghtogle. portal tomb (3.6 km).
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