Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Castle - motte and bailey
Moat (moyfenrath By.), County Meath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Moat (moyfenrath By.)
- County
- Meath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Fort
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 53.50609, -6.80863
- SMR number
- ME042-005----
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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
Located on top of a prominent hill. This is a circular flat-topped and grass-covered mound (diam. of top 14-16m; diam. of base 40-46m; H 7.5m) with some bushes defined by a fosse (Wth of base 2-3m; ext. D 0.9m at N to 3.9m at S). There is a raised crescent-shaped and grass-covered bailey (dims of top c. 20m E-W; 7m N-S) attached at N, which is surrounded by a fosse (at N: Wth of base 3.3m; ext. D 1.2m). There is an outer bank (at N: Wth of base 9m; ext. H 2.4m) NW-NE-SE with a straight NNW-SSE field bank outside it N-SE. The W side of the motte had been partly quarried.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Meath' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1987). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of revision: 21 July 2016
Amended: 24 March 2023
Nearby in the register
- Ring-ditchunder 1 mi
- Castle - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Ring-ditchunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.