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Platform rath is a raised earthwork monument located in the Newry and Mourne district of Northern Ireland. The site represents a form of early medieval defended settlement, characteristic of the Iron Age and early Christian periods in Ireland, when such platforms served as the domestic and possibly defensive bases for local communities and their livestock. The monument's earthwork construction, consisting of a raised platform or levelled area, reflects settlement patterns common across Ulster during the early medieval period. Such raths formed important nodes in the landscape, serving both practical and social functions within the hierarchical structure of early Irish society.
Platform rath is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 8164. View the official record →
Platform rath is a raised earthwork monument located in the Newry and Mourne district of Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 8164.
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 8164.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Counterscarp rath (5 km), Spring hill fort. rath (5.1 km), Standing stone (5.3 km).
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