
What is recorded here
Located at the E end of a ridge with rock outcrop. The motte is a circular, grass-covered and flat-topped mound (diam. of top 25m E-W; 22m N-S; dim. of base 39m E-W) defined by scarps (at W: H. 1.5m) that meld into the natural slope (at E: H 5m plus) N-E-S, with a crescent-shaped bailey (dims 48m N-S; 23m E-W) defined by scarps or a bank (at W: Wth ov base 7m; int. H 0.6m; ext. H 1.9m) and fosse (at W: Wth of top 7m; ext. D 1m) attached S-W-N.
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: 7 June 2016
Amended: 15 December 2022
A local castle; wider significance not recorded.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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