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Mound is an earthwork monument located in Castlereagh, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, comprising a raised mound of early Christian date. The site is recorded as having an associated souterrain, a stone-built underground chamber typical of early medieval settlement sites in Ulster. Such mounds, often referred to as raths or ringforts when fortified, served as domestic and ceremonial centres during the early Christian period, roughly between the fifth and twelfth centuries. The presence of a souterrain suggests the site functioned as a settlement of some status, as these chambers were used for storage and refuge.
Mound & possible souterrain is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 6314. View the official record →
Mound is an earthwork monument located in Castlereagh, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, comprising a raised mound of early Christian date. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 6314.
Mound & possible souterrain dates from the e.christ. period, and is classified as a mound. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Mound & possible souterrain 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 6314.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Rath (3.3 km), Barrow (4.2 km), Rath (4.9 km).
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