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Bastion is a post-medieval fortification located in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The structure dates from the early modern period, representing the defensive architectural developments of the sixteenth or seventeenth century. As a bastion fortification, it would have embodied the trace italienne military design principles that became prevalent in early modern European fortifications, with angled bastions designed to provide effective cannon coverage. The monument is recorded within the Northern Ireland Sites and Monuments Record under reference HED NI NISMR MonID 3618, ensuring its recognition and protection as a significant component of the region's post-medieval military heritage.
Bastion is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 3618. View the official record →
Bastion is a post-medieval fortification located in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 3618.
Bastion dates from the post-med period, and is classified as a fortification. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Bastion 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 3618.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Killede, killelagh, dalnach?. church & bullaun (6.2 km), Mound - motte? (7.4 km), Rath group - univallate rath, counterscarp rath & trivallate rath (7.7 km).
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