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Ballymalady mound is a medieval motte located in the Ards peninsula, County Down, Northern Ireland. The site represents a form of defensive earthwork typical of the Norman period and its aftermath in Ireland, constructed as a raised artificial mound that would have supported a wooden fortification. The motte survives as a substantial earthen feature and forms part of the archaeological record of early medieval settlement and territorial control in the Ards region. Such mottes were characteristically erected during the late twelfth and thirteenth centuries as elements of manorial and military organisation in newly conquered or colonised territories.
Ballymalady mound. motte is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 6520. View the official record →
Ballymalady mound is a medieval motte located in the Ards peninsula, County Down, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 6520.
Ballymalady mound. motte dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a motte. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Ballymalady mound. motte is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Ni. The official designation reference is 6520.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Rath (1 km), Motte (1.5 km), Trivallate rath (1.9 km).
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