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Motte is a medieval motte-and-bailey earthwork located in Newtownabbey, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The monument consists of a prominent artificial mound typical of Norman-influenced fortifications constructed during the medieval period, likely dating to the twelfth or thirteenth century. Such mottes served as defensive strongholds and administrative centres for their lords, commanding the surrounding landscape and settlement patterns. The site represents an important example of the feudal military architecture introduced to Ireland during the Anglo-Norman period of medieval settlement and colonisation.
Motte is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 3050. View the official record →
Motte is a medieval motte-and-bailey earthwork located in Newtownabbey, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 3050.
Motte dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a motte. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Motte 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 3050.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Ballymartin church, old town. pre-norman? & medieval church & graveyard, with well & souterrain (6.8 km), Motte (6.8 km), Carn greine, grania's grave, granny's grave. wedge tomb (7.3 km).
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