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Platform rath is a prehistoric ring fort situated in County Down, Northern Ireland. This monument represents a type of settlement earthwork characteristic of the early medieval period in Ireland, though platform raths as a category often have roots extending into the late Iron Age and early Christian periods. The site consists of an artificially levelled or raised platform surrounded by defensive earthworks, a defensive arrangement that afforded protection to domestic structures and livestock. Such monuments are significant archaeological indicators of settlement hierarchy and social organisation during the early Christian period in Ulster.
Platform rath is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 7529. View the official record →
Platform rath is a prehistoric ring fort situated in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 7529.
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 7529.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Quadrilateral enclosure (6.6 km), Standing stone - possible outlier of ballynoe stone circle complex (6.7 km), Castleskreen motte. motte on rath, reused as bailey (6.9 km).
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