What is recorded here
Coney Keep on Inisdavel layers prehistoric life beneath a medieval tower, proving the island sustained people across centuries rather than serving a single moment. The motte still rises above the water like a forgotten shoulder, inviting imagination about whoever first climbed it to watch the bay.
The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as MULTIPERIOD PREHISTORIC SETTLEMENT, MOTTE & TOWER: CONEY KEEP; CONEY ISLAND; INISDAVEL. Recorded period: E.CHRIST.; POST-MED; MED/L.MED; PREHISTORIC. 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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