Castle in Kildellig, County Laois

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What is recorded here

In undulating countryside. A square motte (summit dims c. 9m sq., H c. 4m) with slight evidence of a fosse at S and W. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Laois' (Dublin Stationery Office, 1995) compiled by P. David Sweetman, Olive Alcock and Bernie Moran.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record LA022-023

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