What is recorded here

Black Fort rises in Rossmore as a prehistoric round cairn, still scheduled and unchanged since people first stacked its stones. It is the kind of place where darkness feels natural, as if the hills themselves learned to bury what they wanted forgotten.

The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as ROUND CAIRN: BLACK FORT. Recorded period: PREHISTORIC. Recorded protection: Scheduled. The official map point was placed at the centre of the recorded archaeological site from the source map reference.

Round cairn, dating to the Bronze Age. It is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, indicating its archaeological importance, though specific details on its wider significance remain limited.

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