What is recorded here
The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as MOTTE & BAILEY: CROWN MOUND. Recorded period: MEDIEVAL. Recorded protection: Scheduled. The official map point was placed at the centre of the recorded archaeological site from the source map reference.
Motte and bailey castle, medieval period. Significance lies in its role as a defensive and administrative structure during the Anglo-Norman settlement of Ireland.
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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