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Mound is a medieval motte located in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The site represents a common form of Norman fortification adopted in Ireland during the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, consisting of an artificial earthen mound that would have supported a timber or stone structure for defensive purposes. Such mottes typically served as administrative and military strongpoints for Anglo-Norman lords establishing control over newly conquered territories. The monument survives as a substantial earthwork and remains an important archaeological record of the early medieval period of Anglo-Norman settlement in Ulster.
Mound - motte? is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 3001. View the official record →
Mound is a medieval motte located in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 3001.
Mound - motte? dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a mound. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Mound - 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 3001.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bog head. rath and souterrain (5.7 km), Mound - motte? (6 km), Bean fort. two conjoined raths, one trivallate (6.7 km).
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