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At a glance
- TypeCastle - motte and bailey
- Recorded sizepresent H 4.5-5m, base diameter 23.7m, summit diameter 9.5m
Picked out from the Archaeological Survey description below.
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- No source says it is open to the public.Most monuments in Ireland stand on private farmland.
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History and description
National Monument No. 603. Modified, steep-sided mound (present H 4.5-5m, base diam. 23.7m, summit diam. 9.5m) on summit of broad flat-topped hill in commanding position.
Full archaeological record 101 words
National Monument No. 603. Modified, steep-sided mound (present H 4.5-5m, base diam. 23.7m, summit diam. 9.5m) on summit of broad flat-topped hill in commanding position. Summit of motte has been lowered and sides cut back 1m above base from N-E-SE to form slight platform. A possible bailey, visible as a cropmark on Google Earth (imagery date 14 July 2018) has been identified by Simon Dowling. This cropmark of a fosse (Wth c. 1.5m)forms a roughly semi-circular area S-SW-W of the motte. It is visible c. 75m to the W, c. 85m to the SW and c. 57m S of the motte.
Archaeological Survey of Ireland, National Monuments Service (CC BY 4.0) · Compiled by Anna Brindley, Annaba Kilfeather and Jean Farrelly · Updated 25 February 2020 · Based on the Archaeological Inventory of County Carlow. It describes the site as it was when surveyed.
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