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Mound is an uncertain mound located in Coleraine, Northern Ireland. The monument sits upon bedrock of Palaeogene extrusive rocks—mafic lava and mafic tuff formed during the Paleogene period—which gives the underlying landscape a distinctive volcanic character typical of the Antrim plateau region. The mound's uncertain classification reflects the difficulty in determining its origins without excavation or detailed archaeological investigation. Such monuments in this area may have formed through natural processes, deliberate construction for defensive or ceremonial purposes, or a combination of both.
The site is protected by the Historic Environment Division under reference 11630, recognising its potential archaeological and heritage significance. Uncertain mounds are relatively common features across the Irish landscape, yet each remains important for understanding settlement patterns, land use and topographical modification in past periods. The volcanic bedrock beneath this mound may have influenced both its formation and its visibility in the landscape.
Further archaeological study would be required to establish the mound's true nature, date and purpose. Until such investigation occurs, it remains classified as uncertain, preserving the possibility that it may yet reveal information about the human or natural history of Coleraine.
Mound is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 11630. View the official record →
Mound is an uncertain mound located in Coleraine, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 11630.
Mound dates from the uncertain period, and is classified as a mound. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Mound 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 11630.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Loughan island or inis-an-loughan. castle (0.1 km), Mound, possibly signal mound (0.2 km), Mound - motte? (2.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Mound's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Mound stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Palaeogene, bedrock that formed in the Paleogene. The rock here is mafic lava and mafic tuff.