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Trench is a revetted mound with an associated boundary ditch located in the townland of Ballymena, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The monument comprises an earthwork mound whose sides are reinforced or faced with stone or other materials, characteristic of defensive or territorial structures from the medieval period or earlier. The accompanying ditch served both practical and symbolic functions, demarcating land boundaries and potentially providing defensive capability. The precise dating and original function of the site remain uncertain, though its morphology suggests it may belong to the later prehistoric or early medieval period.
Trench. revetted mound & boundary ditch is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 2647. View the official record →
Trench is a revetted mound with an associated boundary ditch located in the townland of Ballymena, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 2647.
Trench. revetted mound & boundary ditch dates from the uncertain period, and is classified as a mound. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Trench. revetted mound & boundary ditch 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 2647.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Rath (5.7 km), Rath (5.9 km), Mound - motte? (6.1 km).
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