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Platform rath is a ringfort monument located in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The site represents a form of Early Christian settlement characteristic of early medieval Ireland, dating to the early Christian period. Platform raths are defined by their flattened or raised central platform, distinguishing them from the more typical circular bank and ditch construction of conventional raths. The monument survives as an archaeological feature within the Belfast area and forms part of the broader archaeological record of early medieval settlement patterns in Ulster.
Platform rath is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 4691. View the official record →
Platform rath is a ringfort monument located in Belfast, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 4691.
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 4691.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Motte (6.4 km), Lagan navigation. canal (6.8 km), Mound - rath/barrow? (7.2 km).
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