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Platform rath is a ringfort situated in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. This monument consists of a raised earthen platform enclosed by a defensive bank and ditch, characteristic of Early Christian period raths that served as fortified farmsteads and domestic settlements. The site dates to the early medieval period, when such ringforts were commonly constructed throughout Ireland as residences for farming communities and minor lords. The platform construction suggests adaptation to local topographical conditions, with the elevated ground providing strategic advantage and improved drainage in what is otherwise waterlogged terrain.
Platform rath is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 10660. View the official record →
Platform rath is a ringfort situated in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 10660.
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 10660.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Platform rath (4.9 km), Barrow cemetery & burnt mounds (fulachta fiadh) (5.2 km), Two burnt mounds/ cooking places (fulachta fiadh) (5.3 km).
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