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Fairy mound is a mound of uncertain classification located in Carrickfergus, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The monument's precise dating and original function remain undetermined, reflecting the interpretive challenges posed by earthworks of this type in the Irish landscape. Such mounds in the region may derive from various periods, ranging from prehistoric tumuli to medieval or later settlement features, though without archaeological investigation or diagnostic features, the specific chronology of this example cannot be established. The site is recorded within the Northern Ireland Sites and Monuments Record under reference HED NI NISMR MonID 3953, documenting its presence as a landscape feature of potential historical interest in the Carrickfergus area.
Fairy mound. mound is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 3953. View the official record →
Fairy mound is a mound of uncertain classification located in Carrickfergus, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 3953.
Fairy mound. mound dates from the uncertain period, and is classified as a mound. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Fairy mound. mound 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 3953.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including White abbey, druin la croix, deulacressce. premonstratensian abbey (4.4 km), Rath (4.5 km), Round cairn (7.5 km).
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