What is recorded here
Knockmult and Sconce stand in County Derry where men bled in 628 and 681. The earth remembers both dates even when men forget the names of the dead.
The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as BATTLE SITE, 628 A.D. & 681 A.D.. Recorded period: E.CHRIST.. 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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