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Platform rath is a Early Christian-period rath situated in the Lisburn area of Northern Ireland. As part of a larger rath complex, it represents the settlement archaeology of the early medieval period in Ulster, when such earthworks served as defended homesteads and administrative centres for local aristocratic families. The monument comprises a raised platform, characteristic of raths from the fifth to twelfth centuries, which would have supported domestic structures and provided protection through elevation and boundary definition. These sites are significant indicators of settlement patterns and social organisation during the Early Christian period in Ireland, a time when such raths formed the primary form of elite residential settlement across the island.
Platform rath (part of rath complex) is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 4654. View the official record →
Platform rath is a Early Christian-period rath situated in the Lisburn area of Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 4654.
Platform rath (part of rath complex) 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 (part of rath complex) 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 4654.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Earthwork enclosure (4.9 km), Castle robin. c17th fortified house built near motte & bailey (7.2 km), Counterscarp rath (7.4 km).
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