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Platform rath reused as motte and bailey is an Early Christian motte and bailey situated in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The site demonstrates the reuse of earlier ecclesiastical or settlement earthworks, whereby a pre-existing platform rath—a type of Early Christian enclosed homestead—was subsequently adapted and fortified during the Norman or early medieval period to serve defensive functions. The physical remains consist of the characteristic raised mound and bailey layout typical of Norman fortifications, though built upon and modified from its earlier Irish predecessors. This palimpsestic sequence of occupation illustrates the continuity and evolution of settlement patterns across distinct cultural and temporal phases in the Irish landscape.
Platform rath reused as motte and bailey is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 3457. View the official record →
Platform rath reused as motte and bailey is an Early Christian motte and bailey situated in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 3457.
Platform rath reused as motte and bailey dates from the e.christ. period, and is classified as a motte & bailey. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Platform rath reused as motte and bailey 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 3457.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Mound - motte? (7.6 km), Rath group - univallate rath, counterscarp rath & trivallate rath (8 km), Platform rath (8.1 km).
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