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Rath and motte is a medieval fortified settlement in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, representing a fusion of native Irish and Anglo-Norman defensive traditions. The site comprises two distinct earthwork elements: a rath, which is an Iron Age or early medieval Irish ringfort, and a motte, the characteristic mound-and-bailey fortification introduced by Norman settlers in the twelfth century. This combination reflects the period of cultural encounter and settlement in Ulster during the medieval period, when incoming Norman-influenced fortification practices were superimposed upon or adjacent to earlier native Irish settlements. The survival of both earthwork types at a single location provides archaeological evidence of the landscape's occupation across multiple centuries and the interaction between indigenous and settler populations.
Rath and motte is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 4030. View the official record →
Rath and motte is a medieval fortified settlement in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, representing a fusion of native Irish and Anglo-Norman defensive traditions. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 4030.
Rath and motte dates from the e.christ. period, and is classified as a rath & motte. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Rath and 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 4030.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Motte (7.1 km), Camlin, camelyn. medieval church & graveyard (7.1 km), Conjoined raths (7.7 km).
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