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Berginniss mount is a medieval motte located in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, representing a form of fortification widely adopted in the Anglo-Norman period following the twelfth-century conquest of Ireland. The monument consists of an earthen mound typical of motte-and-bailey fortifications, a defensive strategy that employed raised platforms as bases for timber structures. Such mottes served as focal points for territorial control and settlement in regions under Norman influence, though archaeological investigation of this particular site remains limited in the published scholarly record. The survival of the earthwork demonstrates the persistence of this early medieval fortification type within the Ulster landscape.
Berginniss mount, barginnis mount. motte is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 4306. View the official record →
Berginniss mount is a medieval motte located in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, representing a form of fortification widely adopted in the Anglo-Norman period following the twelfth-century conquest of Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 4306.
Berginniss mount, barginnis mount. 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.
Berginniss mount, barginnis mount. 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 4306.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bivallate rath - one of rath pair (c.f. 060 (3.8 km), Rath - one of rath pair (c.f. 060 (3.9 km), Pair of counterscarp raths (part of rath complex) (4.5 km).
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