What is recorded here
Acording to Bradley et al. (1986 Vol. 3, 211-12), Rocque's map of Kildare town (1757) shows a mound to the SW of the Anglo Norman masonry castle (KD022-029004-). This may have been a motte which was subsequently incorporated into the defences of the later castle. No visible surface traces survive.
Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy
Date of upload: 30 January 2012
Built by Anglo-Norman settlers in the 12th or 13th century, the motte in Kildare is remembered as a possible defensive or administrative feature associated with the nearby Anglo-Norman masonry castle, reflecting early medieval settlement patterns in the region.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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