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The Island is a platform rath situated in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. This Early Christian settlement consists of an artificially raised earthen platform enclosed by defensive banks and ditches, characteristic of the rath form that dominated Irish settlement patterns during the early medieval period. The site dates to the Early Christian period and represents the type of fortified domestic enclosure typical of the fifth to eighth centuries, when such structures served as the residences and power centres of local élites. Platform raths such as The Island are significant for understanding the settlement hierarchy and social organisation of Early Christian Ireland, and their earthwork remains continue to provide archaeological evidence of this formative period in Irish history.
The island, the island fort. platform rath is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 5234. View the official record →
The Island is a platform rath situated in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 5234.
The island, the island fort. 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.
The island, the island fort. 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 5234.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Loughnashade, tullyargle. votive site - ritual lake (5.9 km), Mound (5.9 km), Windmill (ihr site - c.f. ihr 0695 for details (6.1 km).
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