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Motte is a medieval motte located in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The monument represents a common form of Norman fortification, consisting of an artificial mound that would have originally supported a wooden palisade and defensive structures. Such mottes were constructed across Ireland and Britain from the late eleventh century onwards as instruments of Anglo-Norman military control and settlement. The earthwork survives as a substantial upstanding feature and forms part of the archaeological record documenting the Norman conquest and colonisation of Ulster during the medieval period.
Motte is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 3676. View the official record →
Motte is a medieval motte located in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 3676.
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 3676.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Rath & souterrain (8.2 km), Raised rath or motte (8.6 km), Trivallate rath (8.6 km).
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