What is recorded here
Duncrew Fort stands as a medieval motte with two bailes in County Antrim, its earthworks still shaping the land. The official record preserves the site as scheduled, marking it as a place where power and protection once collided. Whether knights or locals built those rings remains unclear, but the shape itself suggests a home designed to resist invasion.
The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as MOTTE with 2 BAILEYS: DUNCRUE FORT. 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.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
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