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Castleskreen motte is an early medieval motte and bailey castle located in County Down, Northern Ireland. The site represents a reuse of an earlier rath, or Irish ringfort, which was subsequently adapted to serve as the bailey during the Norman period. The monument dates to the early Christian and medieval periods, with the motte-and-bailey fortification representing a typical Norman earthwork defence structure of the twelfth century. The site survives as an earthwork monument with the characteristic mound and outer defensive enclosure that exemplifies the transitional architecture of post-Norman settlement in Ulster.
Castleskreen motte. motte on rath, reused as bailey is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 8033. View the official record →
Castleskreen motte is an early medieval motte and bailey castle located in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 8033.
Castleskreen motte. motte on rath, reused as bailey dates from the e.christ. period, and is classified as a motte & bailey. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Castleskreen motte. motte on rath, reused as bailey 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 8033.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Windmill stump (c.f. ihr 3454 for details) (2.2 km), Rathmullan motte, rathmullan mound, rathmullan. raised rath reused as motte (2.9 km), A.p. site - barrow? (3 km).
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