Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Castle - motte
Kilmuckridge, County Wexford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Kilmuckridge
- County
- Wexford
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured mound
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.50395, -6.28462
- SMR number
- WX022-025----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1799 "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Situated at the E end of a low W-E spur with a slight N-S stream flowing around the base of the spur NE-E-S c. 100m distant. The sea-shore is c. 2 km to the SE. Strongbow granted Kilmuckridge to de Borrard for two kinghts fees and the motte can be attributed to de Borrard (Colfer 1987, 96, No. 20). This is a grass and scrub-covered, flat-topped earthen mound (diam. of top 22.5m; diam. of base c. 36m; H 6.5–7m) with an earthen bank (Wth c. 2m; int. H 1m) at summit SW-N-E and a complete flat-bottomed fosse (D below exterior 1.8m at W to 3m at N) at the base. There is an outer bank (Wth c. 2m; ext. H c. 1m) SW-NW. A rectangular bailey may have existed in the flat overgrown platform (dims. c. 30m N–S; c. 30m E–W) immediately to the N.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Wexford' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1996). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload/revision: 18 June, 2012
References
Colfer, B. 1987 Anglo-Norman settlement in County Wexford. In K. Whelan and W. Nolan (eds), Wexford: History and Society, 65-101. Dublin. Geography Publications.
Nearby in the register
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Crossunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.