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Motte and Bailey in County Down, Northern Ireland is a medieval fortification of the motte and bailey type, a characteristic defensive structure of the Norman period in Britain and Ireland. The site consists of the typical two-part design comprising an elevated mound (the motte) crowned with a wooden or stone fortification, accompanied by an adjacent bailey or outer defensive enclosure. Dating to the medieval period, structures of this type were prevalent in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries across Ireland following Norman settlement and colonisation. The monument represents an important example of early Norman military architecture in the Ulster region.
Motte & bailey is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 7875. View the official record →
Motte and Bailey in County Down, Northern Ireland is a medieval fortification of the motte and bailey type, a characteristic defensive structure of the Norman period in Britain and Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 7875.
Motte & bailey dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a motte & bailey. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Motte & bailey 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 7875.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Corbelled pig crew (2 km), Raised rath (3 km), A.p. site - barrow? (3.3 km).
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