What is recorded here

Motte in Ballyruther is a medieval scheduled monument in County Antrim. It may have been a tower, a watch post or a boundary marker. People may have climbed it, watched it or lived beside it. The earth still holds the shape of that use.

The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as MOTTE. 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.

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