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The moat is a raised rath located in County Down, Northern Ireland, and represents an example of Early Christian ecclesiastical settlement dating from the medieval period. Raths of this type functioned as defended enclosures associated with religious communities, combining defensive earthwork characteristics with monastic or clerical occupation. The monument's raised profile, created through the accumulation of occupation layers and intentional construction, distinguishes it from simpler ring-fort forms and suggests sustained settlement activity. Such sites reflect the integration of Christian religious practice with the established defensive settlement tradition of early medieval Ireland, occupying a transitional phase between pagan and Christian land use patterns.
The moat. raised rath is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 6774. View the official record →
The moat is a raised rath located in County Down, Northern Ireland, and represents an example of Early Christian ecclesiastical settlement dating from the medieval period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 6774.
The moat. raised 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 moat. raised 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 6774.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Killygony old graveyard. graveyard (possibly killeen) with court tomb & cists (5.7 km), Bivallate rath (6.4 km), Rath (6.5 km).
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