Overview
Indicated — Moymet is recorded as Gatehouse in Meath. Located on a level landscape c. 80m N of the tower house (ME030-023----) and the house (ME030-023001-). This is a rectangular structure (ext.
Who lived here and when
The saved account records: Located on a level landscape c. 80m N of the tower house (ME030-023----) and the house (ME030-023001-).
Homes and daily life
The saved account records: This is a rectangular structure (ext.
What was found
The saved account records: 5.6m N-S) with a vaulted N-S passage (Wth 3.6m) behind a round arch on the N wall, but much of the vault is damaged.
Why it ended
The saved account records: A flat-arched doorway in the W wall of the passage leads to a guard room with a N-S barrel-vault and a light in the N wall and another in the S wall.
Why it mattered
Indicated — Moymet matters because the source ties gatehouse to this exact landscape and preserves evidence that a bare map name loses. The saved account adds: Externally, a flat-arched doorway (Wth 0.78m) in the S wall leads to a newel stairs that rises to the first floor, which has large windows in the N and W walls and a fireplace with two small lights in the E wall.
History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.
Add the human story, a picture, a first-hand message or a missing place.
Earn 5 points after the picture is checked and accepted.
Add a pictureAdd its storyTalk or ask a questionAdd a new placeThe monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
Conversation about this place
Questions and messages sit beneath the source record. They are checked before appearing.
No questions or messages yet.
Ask a question or join the conversation