What is recorded here
Motte or rath in Boltnaconnell, County Antrim, Ireland. Early Christian or Medieval in character, scheduled for protection. A raised place, perhaps made or shaped by human hands, standing among the land as a marker of life and claim.
The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as RAISED RATH or MOTTE. Recorded period: 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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