What is recorded here
Mortars and bullets still mark the platform, but the chamber holds no shell, no bone, no weapon. The chamber is empty. The chamber is a music box. The chamber is a dial tone. The chamber is a waiting room for every voice that ever entered Ballyrobin and never left. The chamber is a jar of breath. The chamber is a room with no walls. The chamber is a door that opens into other doors. The chamber is a ladder with no top. The chamber is a tongue that speaks every language at once. The chamber is a heart that beats in every chest. The chamber is a light that burns in every eye. The chamber is a name that belongs to everyone. The chamber is a room that has no end.
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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