What is recorded here
Mortars and missiles flew across the border during the Northern Ireland conflict, killing civilians and soldiers alike. PLATFORM RATH in Killyveety; Knockogher sits within County Derry, where that violence reshaped everyday life. The platform rath marks an older layer of human presence beneath the modern tragedy.
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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