rath
| Fortified Irish farmstead or ring fort with an earthen ring wall. They are the most commonly found field monument in Ireland, with over 30,000 known sites. Most were built in the early Christian period, AD 400–1000. |
| A cashel is a similar structure but with a stone ring wall. |
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