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Mound, Coleraine is a possibly motte situated in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. The monument survives as an uncertain earthwork, its original form and date obscured by subsequent landscape changes. It is protected by the Historic Environment Division as a scheduled monument under reference 11537.
The mound rests upon bedrock composed of unnamed extrusive rocks of Palaeogene age, specifically mafic lava and mafic tuff formed during intense volcanic activity in the early Tertiary period. This volcanic geology is characteristic of the Antrim plateau region, which would have influenced settlement patterns and land use throughout the medieval period when mottes were typically constructed.
The precise chronology and function of this earthwork remain uncertain without archaeological investigation. If genuinely a motte, it would represent the Norman or early medieval colonisation of the Coleraine area, when such fortified timber-built residences became widespread across Ireland. The lack of clear documentary or archaeological evidence means its role in local defence or territorial control cannot currently be determined.
Mound, possibly motte is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 11537. View the official record →
Mound, Coleraine is a possibly motte situated in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 11537.
Mound, possibly motte 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, possibly 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 11537.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Rath (1.1 km), Standing stone (3.2 km), Duncethirn, lungern, sconce hill, giant's sconce, dunceithirn. rock fortification (3.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Mound, possibly motte'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, possibly motte stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Palaeogene, bedrock that formed in the Paleogene. The rock here is mafic lava and mafic tuff.