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Freedagh Moat

Castle, motte

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What is recorded here

Part of this earthwork has been incorporated into a field boundary extending NW-SE (dims. 10.8m E-W; 4m N-S; H 0.2m). Located on steep east-facing ground at the highest point of a ridge (Healy 1975, 23). North of field boundary is a slight curve at high point. No sign of a ditch or bailey. Well established tree line.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record DU011-020

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What survives
Recorded monument

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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Cg.wiki, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Mike Searle, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Harold Strong, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Peter Gerken, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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