What is recorded here

Chapel Island in County Down holds a medieval stone fish trap, scheduled for protection and still visible in the local landscape. The stones likely formed a narrow channel where tidal water forced fish into a shallow dead end, allowing people to collect them with nets or bare hands. The sea did the heavy work, while human patience completed the catch.

The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as STONE FISH TRAP. 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.

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