What is recorded here

Castle rises seven metres above Moat on a flat-topped grass mound, its western edge scarred where stone was taken while the northern bailey still curves like a abandoned cupped hand. The ditch deepens unexpectedly at the south, suggesting the ground itself remembered the shape of the people who dug it.

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

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