What is recorded here
MOUND (possibly MOTTE & Man-made underground passage) in Broom-More, County Antrim, Ireland, is a scheduled archaeological site whose age is uncertain but may reach the medieval period. Its shape suggests a defensive motte or a hidden passage, inviting imagination about the people who built it and the secrets it may still hold.
The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as MOUND (possibly MOTTE & Man-made underground passage). Recorded period: UNCERTAIN; E.CHRIST.; 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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