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Platform rath is a Early Christian enclosed settlement located in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. The site comprises a raised platform within a defended enclosure, a characteristic feature of Early Christian period domestic and ecclesiastical settlements in Ulster, typically dating to between the fifth and twelfth centuries. Platform raths served as residential or monastic centres and their elevated construction provided practical advantages for drainage and defence. The monument represents an important category of Early Christian archaeological evidence from the north of Ireland, contributing to understanding of settlement patterns and social organisation during this formative period of Irish Christianity.
Platform rath is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 10864. View the official record →
Platform rath is a Early Christian enclosed settlement located in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 10864.
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 10864.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Standing stone (0.1 km), Prehistoric enclosure (0.4 km), Multiple cist cairn (1.3 km).
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