Rathgall, (Irish: An Ráth Gheal[2]) or the Ring of the Rath is a large multivallate hill fort near the town of Shillelagh.

[3] Dating from the Bronze Age, it consists of three roughly concentric stone ramparts with a fourth masonry wall dating from the Medieval period at its centre.

[4] Rathgall is a National Monument which is in state care.

[5] Excavations led by Barry Raftery in the 1970s the site are only partial,[6] but yielded numerous artefacts including ceramic vessels, pot sherds and glass beads, which point to the middle to late Bronze Age activity on the site.

[4] Evidence of metal working comes from casts for tools and weapons,[7] with burials pointing to a ritual element to the site beyond its agricultural and domestic use.