What is recorded here

MOUND in County Antrim, Ireland, is a scheduled medieval site whose true identity still hovers between a natural mound and a man-made motte. The uncertainty is not a flaw but an invitation to picture hands lifting soil, sharpening stakes and shaping a small defensible place before written memory arrived. Its preserved form suggests people valued height, visibility and control enough to change the land.

The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as MOUND - MOTTE?. Recorded period: MEDIEVAL; UNCERTAIN. Recorded protection: Scheduled. The official map point was placed at the centre of the recorded archaeological site from the source map reference.

Medieval motte, 12th to 13th century. A Scheduled Ancient Monument, it reflects early medieval military and settlement patterns in Northern Ireland.

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