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Platform rath is a prehistoric Irish ringfort located near Omagh in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. The site comprises a raised central platform enclosed within a circular earthwork, a form characteristic of early medieval Irish domestic settlement patterns, though platform raths may have origins extending into the late Iron Age or Romano-British period. Such monuments typically served as defended homesteads for farming families of modest status, with the elevated platform providing a protected space for domestic structures and livestock. The site contributes to the archaeological evidence of settlement continuity and social organisation across the transition from later prehistory into the early medieval period in Ulster.
Platform rath is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 14924. View the official record →
Platform rath is a prehistoric Irish ringfort located near Omagh in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 14924.
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 14924.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Church & graveyard (3.2 km), Counterscarp rath (4.1 km), Giant's grave. court tomb (4.3 km).
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