What is recorded here
Kells Historic Settlement in County Antrim stretches from the medieval period into the eighteenth century, marking an unbroken thread of human presence rather than a single dramatic event. The land may have held farms, paths and small buildings where people lived, worked and forgot the names of earlier hands. Its continuity is the striking part: a place still named, still located and still carrying the weight of centuries without needing a hero or a disaster to justify attention.
The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as Kells Historic Settlement. Recorded period: MED/L.MED; C18TH. 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
Presbyterian ChurchChurch · 354 yd
ENCLOSURE: MOAT in LisnawhiggelENCLOSURE: MOAT · 675 yd
ENCLOSURE in KellsENCLOSURE · 874 yd
Shank BridgeBridge · 1.3 mi
CASTLE (O.S. memoir site; unlocated) in SlaghtCASTLE (O.S. memoir site; unlocated) · 3.1 mi
Tardree MountainMountain / peak · 3.4 mi
CarnearnyMountain / peak · 3.4 mi
Tardree ForestForest · 3.4 mi
CASTLE in CrebillyCASTLE · 3.5 mi
SlemishMountain / peak · 7.1 mi
Top WoodWood · 10 mi