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Lisnagole is a platform rath, a type of enclosed settlement characteristic of early Christian Ireland. The monument sits on bedrock of the Tyrone Group, a geological formation comprising limestone, mudstone, sandstone and siltstone laid down during the Visean period. This mix of stone types would have influenced both the construction materials available to builders and the drainage patterns across the site itself.
Platform raths are typically defined by a flattened interior space surrounded by one or more banks and ditches, creating a defended residential enclosure. Such settlements are commonly associated with the period from the fifth to the twelfth centuries, when they served as the farmsteads of local chieftains and their immediate households. The platform configuration indicates deliberate levelling of the ground to create usable domestic space, a labour-intensive undertaking that reflects the status of the occupants.
Located in Fermanagh, Lisnagole remains an important example of early Christian settlement archaeology in Ulster. The site is protected by the Historic Environment Division under reference 10717, ensuring its preservation for future study and public understanding of early medieval Irish society and land use.
Lisnagole. platform rath is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 10717. View the official record →
Lisnagole is a platform rath, a type of enclosed settlement characteristic of early Christian Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 10717.
Lisnagole. 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.
Lisnagole. 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 10717.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Circular enclosure (2.4 km), Mote. cairn & enclosures - inauguration site (2.5 km), Henge? (2.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Lisnagole. platform rath's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Lisnagole. platform rath stands on Tyrone Group, bedrock that formed in the Visean. The rock here is limestone, mudstone, sandstone and siltstone, with subordinate chert, coal and conglomerate.