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Large hilltop enclosure is an uncertain enclosure located in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. The monument comprises an earthwork situated on elevated terrain, characteristic of hilltop settlement sites found throughout the Irish landscape. Such enclosures remain difficult to date with precision without archaeological investigation, though hilltop fortifications in Ulster span a considerable chronological range from prehistoric through medieval periods. The uncertain classification reflects the current state of knowledge regarding this particular site, where its specific function, date, and cultural context require further archaeological study to establish its historical significance with certainty.
Large hilltop enclosure is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 5561. View the official record →
Large hilltop enclosure is an uncertain enclosure located in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 5561.
Large hilltop enclosure dates from the uncertain period, and is classified as a enclosure. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Large hilltop 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 5561.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including The doonan. mound (1.7 km), Doogary lough. possible crannog in doogary lough (2.3 km), Rath (2.9 km).
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