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Platform rath is a raised earthwork monument located in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. The site represents a form of Early Christian settlement fortification characteristic of the early medieval period in Ireland, when such enclosed platforms served as defensive or prestige residential sites for local élites and ecclesiastical communities. The monument consists of an artificially elevated platform bounded by earthen banks or walls, a constructional strategy that provided both practical and symbolic advantages in the landscape. Such raths were widely distributed across Ulster and remained in use or cultural significance through the early Christian period.
Platform rath is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 10097. View the official record →
Platform rath is a raised earthwork monument located in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 10097.
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.
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 10097.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Eagles' knoll cairn, giant's grave. passage tomb (5.6 km), Ring cairn (5.6 km), Platform rath (6.4 km).
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