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Platform rath is a raised earthwork monument located in the townland of Strabane, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. This platform rath represents a form of Early Christian domestic settlement, characteristic of the early medieval period in Ireland, when such raised platforms served as defensive or prestigious residential sites for local communities. The monument comprises an artificially elevated platform constructed from earth and stone, a building technique typical of raths and related settlement forms from the fifth to twelfth centuries. Such sites are significant archaeological indicators of social hierarchy and settlement patterns during the Early Christian period in Ulster.
Platform rath is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 14163. View the official record →
Platform rath is a raised earthwork monument located in the townland of Strabane, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 14163.
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 14163.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cromlech. portal tomb (7.7 km), Court tomb (7.8 km), Cloghmore. court tomb (7.8 km).
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