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Counterscarp platform rath is an Early Christian enclosed homestead located in Strabane, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. The monument consists of a roughly circular or oval earthwork defined by a bank and internal ditch, characteristic of the rath form that served as a defended domestic settlement during the early medieval period in Ireland. Such sites typically date from the fifth to twelfth centuries and functioned as the residential centres of families of varying social status, with their morphology and scale often indicating the rank of their inhabitants. The Counterscarp platform rath represents an important example of settlement archaeology from the Early Christian period in Ulster, contributing to understanding of dispersed rural occupation and social organisation in this region during the early medieval centuries.
Counterscarp platform rath is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 14162. View the official record →
Counterscarp platform rath is an Early Christian enclosed homestead located in Strabane, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 14162.
Counterscarp platform 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.
Counterscarp platform 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 14162.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Counterscarp rath (5.1 km), Cromlech. portal tomb (7.9 km), Cloghmore. court tomb (7.9 km).
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