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Court Mcmartin Castle is a medieval fortification situated in the townland of Moyle in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The castle occupies a strategically significant position on bedrock of the Cross Slieve Group, formed during the Emsian period, which comprises interbedded conglomerate and sandstone. This geological foundation would have provided a stable base for the stone fortification and offered natural defensive advantages inherent to the underlying rock formations.
The castle represents a typical example of medieval military architecture in Ulster, built to command the surrounding landscape and protect territorial interests during the late medieval period. Its siting upon the resistant geology of the Cross Slieve Group demonstrates how medieval builders selected locations offering both physical stability and elevated positions suitable for defensive purposes.
The monument is protected as a scheduled historic monument under the Historic Environment Division of the Northern Ireland Environment Agency, listed under reference number 1516. This protection ensures the preservation of the castle as an important record of medieval settlement and military organisation in the Moyle district.
Court mcmartin. castle is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 1516. View the official record →
Court Mcmartin Castle is a medieval fortification situated in the townland of Moyle in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 1516.
Court mcmartin. castle dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a fortification. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Court mcmartin. castle 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 1516.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Fundamental bench mark (0 km), Red bay castle. motte, two baileys and tower-house, curtain wall & possible site of promontory fort (1.7 km), Old castle. house (1.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Court mcmartin. castle's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Court mcmartin. castle stands on Cross Slieve Group, bedrock that formed in the Emsian. The rock here is conglomerate and [subequal/subordinate] sandstone, interbedded.