Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Castle - motte and bailey
Knockroe (talbotstown Lower By.), County Wicklow, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Knockroe (talbotstown Lower By.)
- County
- Wicklow
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Castle Bank
- Coordinates
- 53.09077, -6.59727
- SMR number
- WI009-017001-
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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
Situated on the N summit of a steep-sided N-S ridge in a narrow rocky valley S of the Anglo-Norman town of Hollywood (WI009-017----). The motte consists of a steep-sided mound (dims. 60m N-S; 50m E-W; H 5-6m) which incorporates the spine of the ridge and has a flat top (diam. 15m). The surrounding fosse and external bank are well defined at the W and S and can be traced at the E. To the N a flat- bottomed fosse (Wth 5m; D 2.5m) divides the motte from the level bailey; and there is a centrally located causeway (Wth 3m). Large sections of collapsed masonry occur on the side of the motte and at the base of the fosse at the SW. The bailey consists of a largely natural platform (dims. 50m N-S; 45m E-W) defined by a steep scarp and with traces of earthworks along the E side.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Wicklow' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload/revision: 17 December 2008
Nearby in the register
- Crossunder 1 mi
- Cross-inscribed stoneunder 1 mi
- Graveslabunder 1 mi
- Cross-inscribed stoneunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.