What is recorded here
Motte in Ballyrickard, County Down. Medieval earthworks. Scheduled protection. Ballyrickard and Down surround it. A tower or mound may have risen there. People may have watched the land from above. The earth still holds the shape of that height.
The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as MOTTE. Recorded period: 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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