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Univallate oval rath is a single-banked ringfort situated in the Banbridge area of County Down, Northern Ireland. This earthwork monument dates to the early Christian period and represents a domestic settlement form characteristic of the early medieval Irish landscape. The rath comprises a roughly oval enclosure defined by a single defensive bank, a defensive configuration typical of smaller aristocratic or farming settlements of the period. Such monuments are integral to understanding rural settlement patterns and social organisation in early Christian Ireland, though individual raths often lack detailed documentary records that would illuminate the specific history of occupation or the status of their inhabitants.
Univallate oval rath is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 7740. View the official record →
Univallate oval rath is a single-banked ringfort situated in the Banbridge area of County Down, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 7740.
Univallate oval 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.
Univallate oval 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 7740.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Water hill fort. henge (5.6 km), Standing stone (6.9 km), Rath (7.1 km).
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