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The Mound of Down is a large mediæval earthwork, located near the town of Downpatrick, County Down. The monument comprises a large oval enclosure surrounded by a massive bank and ditch. This is consider to be pre-Norman and has been proposed as a royal headquarters of the Dál Fiatach. In the south-east part of the interior is a high, U-shaped mound with its own surrounding ditch. It has been suggested that this is the site of an unfinished Anglo-Norman castle mound of the late 12th century. The monument is in the care of the Department for Communities. The monument is within the council area of Newry, Mourne and Down.
SMR Number: DOW037:028
Place Type: Mediæval Earthwork
Historic County: Down
Lat, Long: 54.332016,-5.72174
Grid Reference: J 4824 4498
Townland: Demesne Of Down Acre TD
Civil Parish: Down CP
Council Area: Newry, Mourne and Down CA
Police Area: Northern Ireland PA
Devolved Legislature: Northern Ireland Assembly
GBPN ID: 332502
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Mound_of_Down,_Down_332502
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SMR Number: DOW037:028
Place Type: Mediæval Earthwork
Historic County: Down
Lat, Long: 54.332016,-5.72174
Grid Reference: J 4824 4498
Townland: Demesne Of Down Acre TD
Civil Parish: Down CP
Council Area: Newry, Mourne and Down CA
Police Area: Northern Ireland PA
Devolved Legislature: Northern Ireland Assembly
GBPN ID: 332502
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Mound_of_Down,_Down_332502
Peruse Down on Wikishire