COUNTERSCARP RATH reused as MOTTE & BAILEY with LATER ENCLOSURE: BULL MOUNT in Deer Park — Report the wrong picture

What is recorded here

Bull Mount in County Antrim is a counterscarp rath reused as a motte and bailey with a later enclosure. The earthwork spans early Christian and medieval periods, though the exact timeline remains uncertain. Its scheduled status protects the layered history visible in the soil.

The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as COUNTERSCARP RATH reused as MOTTE & BAILEY with LATER ENCLOSURE: BULL MOUNT. Recorded period: E.CHRIST.; MEDIEVAL; UNCERTAIN. Recorded protection: Scheduled. The official map point was placed at the centre of the recorded archaeological site from the source map reference.

A local fairy fort (ringfort/rath) repurposed in the medieval period as a motte and bailey, later associated with the Bull Mount in a deer park. Its early-medieval origins are suggested by the rath structure, while later folklore may connect it to local legends of faeries or noble hunting traditions.

The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.