What is recorded here
Fairy MOUND in West Division, County Antrim, is a scheduled archaeological site whose age and purpose remain uncertain. The name suggests local tradition rather than fact, as if people once believed the earth itself had shaped a small chamber for visitors from elsewhere. That belief may have protected the mound, giving it a dignity that measurement cannot touch.
The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as MOUND: FAIRY MOUND. Recorded period: UNCERTAIN. 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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