What is recorded here
Aldfreck holds an enclosure with a structure inside, marking one of many ancient boundaries scattered across County Antrim. The stones likely excluded herds, marked territory or kept out rain and strangers. People may have lived beside it, tended it or abandoned it when newer systems appeared.
The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as ENCLOSURE - rath?. Recorded period: UNCERTAIN; 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
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