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Platform rath is a prehistoric earthwork monument situated near Cookstown in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. This rath, designated as a platform rath, represents a form of settlement enclosure characteristic of the early medieval period in Ireland, though platform raths may have origins extending back to the late prehistoric Iron Age. The monument consists of a raised platform enclosed by banks and ditches, a defensive arrangement typical of aristocratic or higher-status residential sites in early medieval Ulster. Such raths served as farmsteads and strongholds for local élites during the Early Christian period through the medieval era.
Platform rath is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 13187. View the official record →
Platform rath is a prehistoric earthwork monument situated near Cookstown in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 13187.
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 13187.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Rath (1.4 km), The fort. rath (2 km), Cloghtogle. portal tomb (3.5 km).
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