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MOUND, MOTTE?: ICE HOUSE

What is recorded here

MOUND - MOTTE?: ICE HOUSE in County Antrim, Ireland is an uncertain Medieval site where a mound may have served as a fortress or an ice house. The distinction still evades definition, but the earth remains shaped for human use. A person may have climbed it during storm or stored winter water inside its hollow dark. The mound still stands, waiting for the truth to reappear.
The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as MOUND - MOTTE?: ICE HOUSE. Recorded period: MEDIEVAL; UNCERTAIN. Recorded protection: Scheduled. The official map point was placed at the centre of the recorded archaeological site from the source map reference.
A medieval motte or ice house; significance not clearly established due to uncertain classification.

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