What is recorded here
The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as MOUND - MOTTE & BAILEY?: THE MOUNT. 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.
Motte-and-bailey castle; medieval period. The site is associated with Shanes Castle and represents a key element of the defensive and aristocratic landscape in medieval Northern 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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