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Two Enclosures is a pair of earthen enclosures located near Moyle in Northern Ireland, protected as a scheduled monument by the Historic Environment Division under reference 1309. The site sits upon bedrock of the Southern Highland Group, a sequence of psammite and pelite rocks formed during the Middle Cambrian period, which provides the underlying geology across much of this region.
The monument comprises two distinct enclosed areas, though the precise function and dating of the larger enclosure remain uncertain. Such paired enclosures are characteristic of later prehistoric and early medieval settlement patterns in northern Britain and Ireland, potentially serving domestic, defensive or ceremonial purposes. The earthwork remains visible in the modern landscape despite millennia of agricultural use and natural erosion.
The site's survival at grid reference D2494034080 reflects the often marginal quality of the surrounding terrain, which has limited intensive development. The relationship between the two enclosures and their setting within the wider Moyle landscape provides valuable evidence for understanding prehistoric and early medieval land use in this part of Northern Ireland.
Two enclosures is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 1309. View the official record →
Two Enclosures is a pair of earthen enclosures located near Moyle in Northern Ireland, protected as a scheduled monument by the Historic Environment Division under reference 1309.
Two enclosures dates from the uncertain period, and is classified as a enclosure. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Two enclosures 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 1309.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Craigagh altar. craighagh altar and enclosure (2.6 km), Rath (4.5 km), Old castle. house (4.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Two enclosures'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.
Two enclosures stands on Southern Highland Group, bedrock that formed in the Middle Cambrian. The rock here is psammite and pelite.