What is recorded here
Mortons, Platform Rath, Ballymather Lower, County Antrim. A quiet anchor in the red soil, waiting for eyes sharp enough to see its shape.
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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