What is recorded here

Doonmore Fort stands as a fortified outcrop in County Antrim, possibly a motte and bailey from the early Christian or medieval period. The official record hedges on its exact form, leaving the earthwork to imagine its own shape. That uncertainty is not a flaw but an invitation: the hill may have worn a wooden keep, a stone tower, or nothing but a boundary marker for a forgotten field. Under either possibility, the fort remains scheduled and real, waiting for someone to stop debating its classification and start walking its rim.

The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as FORTIFIED OUTCROP (possibly MOTTE AND BAILEY): DOONMORE FORT. Recorded period: E.C./MED. Recorded protection: Scheduled. 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.