What is recorded here

Wiley's Fort in Little Ballymena is a counterscarp rath with a man-made underground passage, recorded for the common era. The fort may have been a defensible home or a boundary marker for a local family. Its hidden passage suggests people valued privacy, escape or secret movement as much as visibility. The earth still holds that choice.

The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as COUNTERSCARP RATH & Man-made underground passage: WILEY'S FORT. 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.