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Earthwork enclosure is a post-medieval defensive or administrative earthwork located in Lisburn, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The monument consists of an embanked enclosure characteristic of the period following the medieval era, likely dating to the sixteenth to eighteenth centuries when such works served varied purposes including military defence, estate demarcation, or livestock management. The earthwork's physical form comprises raised banks and ditches defining an enclosed area, typical of post-medieval fortification practices in Ulster during a period of significant landscape reorganisation. As a surviving example of post-medieval earthwork construction in the Lisburn area, the monument provides archaeological evidence for the region's defensive infrastructure and land use patterns during the early modern period.
Earthwork enclosure is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 5041. View the official record →
Earthwork enclosure is a post-medieval defensive or administrative earthwork located in Lisburn, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 5041.
Earthwork enclosure dates from the post-med period, and is classified as a enclosure. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Earthwork 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 5041.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Chimney (associated with knocknadona quarry) (4.8 km), Lime kilns (5no. associated with knocknadona quarry (4.9 km), Brookhill house demesne. motte & ?bailey (6.4 km).
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