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Multi-periodSite Name: Donegore MoatCountry: Ireland (Northern) County: Co. Antrim Type: Artificial Mound
Nearest Town: Antrim
Latitude: 54.724293N Longitude: 6.130326W
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
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Artificial Mound in Co. Antrim
The following is taken from an onsite sign:
"Donegore moat is one of the most prominent archaeological sites in the landscape of south County Antrim. While popularly known as an Anglo-Norman motte or castle mound, there are several pointers to a longer and more complex history for the site. The position of the moat in a Neolithic Passage Grave cemetery, together with the discovery of buried human bones in the mound, and Neolithic pottery, flint arrowheads and stone axes, strongly suggest that the 'Moat' was in origin a Passage Grave, a burial mound built 5000 years ago."
The mound has been left to become overgrown as a wildlife sanctuary. It was once accessible through an adjacent garden center which appears now to have closed, however the mound can be still be accessed via a lane which runs next to the entrance of the local parish church St John's (there is a gate at the end of the lane on the right). At the base of the mound there is a souterrain. From the top of the mound there are views to the six counties of Northern Ireland on a clear day. A delightful site, well worth a visit.
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