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Castle - motte and bailey

Moat (Moyfenrath By.), County Meath, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Castle - motte and bailey, Moat, County Meath, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

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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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1799 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1830 · V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. C. Kon: Ireland. a. Prov: Leinster. Counties: 1-12 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (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

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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