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Moat is an uncertain mound located in Larne, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The site is recorded in the Northern Ireland Sites and Monuments Register under monument ID 2890. The mound's precise date and function remain undetermined from the available archaeological record, though such earthworks in Ulster commonly relate to medieval settlement activity or earlier prehistoric use. Without definitive excavation or diagnostic finds, the site's historical significance and original period of construction cannot be established with certainty.
Moat, mote. mound is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 2890. View the official record →
Moat is an uncertain mound located in Larne, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 2890.
Moat, mote. 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.
Moat, mote. 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 2890.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Enclosure & structure (4.7 km), St. john of ransevyn. medieval church (in ruins) & graveyard (6.2 km), Motte (6.2 km).
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