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Enclosure & field system - possible moated site is a medieval field system located near Larne in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The monument occupies land underlain by Palaeogene extrusive rocks, chiefly mafic lava and tuff formed during intense volcanic activity some 56 to 34 million years ago. This ancient geological foundation has shaped the landscape that medieval farmers worked and organised.
The site comprises an enclosure with associated field boundaries characteristic of medieval agricultural organisation in Ulster. The possible moated aspect suggests the enclosure may have been ringed by a water-filled ditch, a defensive or boundary feature common on medieval properties of status. Such water-logged ditches, where conditions permit, often preserve organic remains that illuminate past land use and diet.
The monument is protected by the Historic Environment Division of Northern Ireland under reference 3035, recognising its importance to understanding medieval settlement and farming practice in the Larne area. The precise configuration of its fields and enclosure boundaries contributes significantly to knowledge of how communities structured their agricultural land during the Middle Ages.
Enclosure & field system - possible moated site is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 3035. View the official record →
Enclosure & field system - possible moated site is a medieval field system located near Larne in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 3035.
Enclosure & field system - possible moated site dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a field system. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Enclosure & field system - possible moated site 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 3035.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Raised rath (7.3 km), Motte (7.9 km), Shaw's fort. motte (8.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Enclosure & field system - possible moated site's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Enclosure & field system - possible moated site stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Palaeogene, bedrock that formed in the Paleogene. The rock here is mafic lava and mafic tuff.