What is recorded here
Located at the S foot of Carnbane. This is a flat-topped, grass-covered earthen mound (diam. of top 16m; diam. of base 40m; H 5-6m) with in the gardens of Loughcrew House. A bailey may have existed to the SE, evident as a scarp approaching the motte from the SW, although it may represent landscaping.
From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record ME015-026
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
Places near here
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Loughcrew Megalithic TombsHeritage attraction · 1.6 mi
Slieve Na CalliaghMountain / peak · 1.6 miPictures: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage; Sitomon, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0; Alvesgaspar, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0; John M, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0; James Fergusson, after E. Conwell, Wikimedia Commons · Public domain; Haydn Hammerton, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0; Bill Griffiths, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
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