What is recorded here
In Ballymacilhoyle, a platform rath still holds its shape among the grass. Whether it was a home, a boundary marker, or a place of gathering, the stones and soil remember hands that built it. The uncertainty in its name is not a flaw. It is an invitation to listen for what the platform was doing before it lost its words.
The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as PLATFORM? RATH. Recorded period: E.CHRIST.. The official map point was placed at the centre of the recorded archaeological site from the source map reference.
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
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