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Bull mount is a counterscarp rath reused as a motte and bailey in Antrim, Northern Ireland. The site comprises an Early Christian rath that was subsequently adapted for medieval use, with the addition of a motte structure and later enclosure works. The counterscarp rath represents the Iron Age or Early Christian phase of occupation, whilst the motte and bailey elements reflect Norman or Anglo-Norman settlement patterns typical of the medieval period in Ulster. The sequential reuse of this location demonstrates the continuity of settlement at strategically significant locations across multiple centuries, with defensive works adapted according to the military and social requirements of successive periods.
Bull mount. counterscarp rath reused as motte & bailey with later enclosure is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 3289. View the official record →
Bull mount is a counterscarp rath reused as a motte and bailey in Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 3289.
Bull mount. counterscarp rath reused as motte & bailey with later enclosure dates from the e.christ. period, and is classified as a rath & motte. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Bull mount. counterscarp rath reused as motte & bailey with later enclosure 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 3289.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Killede, killelagh, dalnach?. church & bullaun (4.2 km), Mound - motte? (5.3 km), Rath group - univallate rath, counterscarp rath & trivallate rath (5.5 km).
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