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Large hilltop enclosure is an uncertain hilltop enclosure located in Lisburn, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The monument consists of an earthwork enclosure situated on elevated terrain, though its precise dating and original function remain unclear from current archaeological evidence. Such hilltop enclosures in the Irish archaeological record may represent settlements, ritual sites, or defensive positions from various periods, though without definitive dating or excavation the specific historical significance of this particular example cannot be firmly established. The site is recorded in the Northern Ireland Sites and Monuments Record under reference HED NI NISMR MonID 7073.
Large hilltop enclosure is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 7073. View the official record →
Large hilltop enclosure is an uncertain hilltop enclosure located in Lisburn, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 7073.
Large hilltop enclosure dates from the uncertain period, and is classified as a hilltop 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 7073.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Platform rath? (3.6 km), Cromie's fort. rath (4.1 km), Counterscarp rath (4.2 km).
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