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Platform rath is an early Christian enclosed settlement situated near Omagh in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. The monument comprises an earthen platform enclosed by banks and ditches, a characteristic form of Irish rath dating to the early medieval period. These fortified farmsteads served as the residences of minor nobility and prosperous farming families, typically housing domestic buildings, livestock and stores within their protective boundaries. The site is constructed upon bedrock of the Shanmullagh Formation, comprising sandstone, mudstone and siltstone interspersed with conglomerate layers dating to the Famennian period. This geology would have influenced both the construction methods employed and the agricultural potential of the surrounding landscape. The monument is protected as a scheduled historic monument by the Historic Environment Division under reference 15268, reflecting its importance to understanding early medieval settlement patterns and social organisation in Ulster.
Platform rath is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 15268. View the official record →
Platform rath is an early Christian enclosed settlement situated near Omagh in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 15268.
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 15268.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cloghfin chambered grave. portal tomb (5.3 km), Wedge tomb (7.2 km), Rath (7.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Platform rath's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Platform rath stands on Shanmullagh Formation, bedrock that formed in the Famennian. The rock here is sandstone, mudstone, siltstone and conglomerate.