What is recorded here
AP Cropmark in County Down, Ireland, is a possible medieval moated site whose exact age and purpose remain uncertain. A shadow of a ditch may still trace the ground beneath passing fields, suggesting a small stronghold or boundary marker from a forgotten era. The uncertainty itself gives the place life, inviting imagination to fill the gap between soil and history.
The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as AP Cropmark - Possible (medieval) moated site?. Recorded period: UNCERTAIN. The official map point was placed at the centre of the recorded archaeological site from the source map reference.
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
Places near here
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Seaforde Woodland WalkWalking route · 1.0 mi
Clough Non-Subscribing Presbyterian ChurchChurch · 1.1 mi
MOTTE in ArdileaMOTTE · 1.4 mi
ENCLOSURE in ArdileaENCLOSURE · 1.6 mi
Man-made underground passageCave · 2.2 mi
Loughinisland ChurchesVisitor information · 2.5 mi
Hollymount ForestWood · 2.7 mi
Castle PathWalking route · 2.8 mi