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Curly's Fort is a raised rath or motte situated in the Ards peninsula, County Down, Northern Ireland. The monument comprises an uncertain mound of earthwork construction, characteristic of early medieval or Norman-period fortifications in Ulster. Its specific chronology remains imprecisely determined from available archaeological evidence, though the morphological type suggests occupation during either the early medieval period or the Norman settlement phase of the twelfth century onward. The site is recorded in the Northern Ireland Scheduled Monuments Register under reference HED NI NISMR MonID 6765.
Curly's fort. raised rath or motte is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 6765. View the official record →
Curly's Fort is a raised rath or motte situated in the Ards peninsula, County Down, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 6765.
Curly's fort. raised rath or motte dates from the uncertain period, and is classified as a mound. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Curly's fort. raised rath or 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 6765.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Raised rath (3.9 km), Windmill (ihr 2922 (4.4 km), Rath (4.6 km).
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