PREHISTORIC SETTLEMENT SITE, MOTTE, PROMONTORY FORT & ARTILLERY FORT: MOUNTSANDEL FORT in Mount Sandel — Report the wrong picture

What is recorded here

Mount Sandel in County Derry is a rare place where a prehistoric settlement, a medieval motte and a later artillery fort all share the same ground. It is not a single moment frozen in stone but a long human argument about height, defence and belonging. Each layer buried or built upon the last, yet the hill still holds every hand that shaped it.

The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as PREHISTORIC SETTLEMENT SITE, MOTTE, PROMONTORY FORT & ARTILLERY FORT: MOUNTSANDEL FORT. Recorded period: PREHISTORIC; POST-MED; L.B.A./I.A.; NEOLITHIC; MESOLITHIC; MED/L.MED. Recorded protection: State Care. The official map point was placed at the centre of the recorded archaeological site from the source map reference.

Mount Sandel Fort is a multi-period site in Northern Ireland featuring a promontory fort and prehistoric settlement remains, with evidence dating back to the Mesolithic and Neolithic periods. While later medieval and post-medieval structures such as a motte and artillery fort are also present, the site is not traditionally associated with fairy folklore.

The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.