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Motte is a medieval motte castle located in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The site consists of an earthen mound characteristic of Norman and Anglo-Norman fortifications constructed during the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, representing the military architecture favoured by settlers in medieval Ulster. The motte would originally have supported a timber palisade and defensive structures on its summit, with an associated bailey or outer enclosure typical of this fortification type. Such mottes formed part of the defensive network established during the Anglo-Norman colonisation of Ireland, though many fell into disuse as stone castles became the preferred form of military architecture in subsequent centuries.
Motte is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 3544. View the official record →
Motte is a medieval motte castle located in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 3544.
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 3544.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Killede, killelagh, dalnach?. church & bullaun (6.3 km), Rath (6.4 km), Mound - motte? (7.5 km).
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