Moat & Fort, castle in County Longford

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What is recorded here

On a low rise in pasture. Named 'Moat & Fort' on the 1837 ed. of the OS 6-inch map. Described in 1975 (SMR file) as the remains of a motte with a bailey to its E. The motte was encircled by a fosse with an external bank. The bailey was enclosed by a low earthen bank with a shallow external fosse. There was an entrance to the bailey at E. The monument has since been levelled and is not visible at ground level.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record LF015-031

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