What is recorded here
Glenshesk in County Antrim remains a late-medieval battle site where armed conflict once shattered the quiet glen. The ground itself holds the memory of steel and fear, even though no monument marks the exact line of advance. What is certain is that violence happened there; what is lost is the name of every person who bled on the soil.
The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as BATTLE SITE: BATTLE OF GLENSHESK. Recorded period: LATE-MED. 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
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