Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Castle - motte
County Dublin, Ireland
The record
- County
- Dublin
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 53.37406, -6.26775
- SMR number
- DU018-005009-
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Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1799 "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
This motte is located in a prominent position at the end of a ridge just to the N of the River Tolka and 380m W of the Nevin stream. It consists of a flat-topped and steeply-sided earthwork c 4.4m high and 15m in overall diameter and is referred to as a motte (O' Doherty 2011, 19). The monument is indicated as an incomplete circular enclosure on the first edition of the ordnance survey maps adjacent to Carlingford House and is referred to as a motte (O' Doherty 2011, 19). A 19th century map of Carlingford House shows the monument enclosed by a wall with a circular feature on the summit, since removed. Another 19th century map refers to a level of 53.3 on ‘top of Battlement ’, presumably referring to the motte. Portions of the base of the monument are bound by a variety of walls, a section of which comprising a high, roughly coursed drystone wall collapsed on the 7th of March 2016.
Update Compiled by: Margaret Keane
Upload date: 12/04/2016
References
O'Doherty, T 2011 A history of Glasnevin: Its village, lands and people. Dublin. Original writing Ltd.
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