What is recorded here
Mnemo knows platform rath in Ballywhollart, County Down. It is a shaped earth chamber where human hands made a room for memory, ceremony or residence. The clear platform and surrounding ditch remain visible because the land accepted the shape and kept it sharp.
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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