Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Castle - motte
Moat, County Kilkenny, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Moat
- County
- Kilkenny
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.72553, -7.39154
- SMR number
- KK013-026----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
On a high steep-sided gravel ridge on the S margins of the Nuenna river valley. There are good views in all directions, especially to N and E. The monument is heavily overgrown with trees and undergrowth. The highest point of the gravel ridge has been modified to form a motte (top diam. c. 15m N-S; c. 12m E-W; H c. 3m). The fairly level top is slightly oval in shape. The base is enclosed by a fosse (Wth 2-3m; D c. 0.5m) and low wide counterscarp bank (Wth c. 2m; ext. H 0.5m). The gravel ridge slopes down very steeply to the N, S and W forming an excellent natural defense. It slopes more gradually on the SE side along the top of the ridge.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 30 July 2019
Nearby in the register
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Fontunder 1 mi
- Moated siteunder 1 mi
- Fontunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.