Moat in Louth Hall, castle in County Louth

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What is recorded here

Situated on a low E-W ridge close to the W bank of the River Glyde and consisting of a roughly circular mound (max. dims at base 29m by 37m, at summit 19.7m by 17m, H 4.5-6.8m) with the remains of a fosse (max. Wth c. 5m) at the S and a much-degraded bailey (max. dims 45m N-S, 30m E-W) at the W defined by scarping which is most pronounced at the N side. The fosse at the S is partly filled by a modern field boundary. There are the possible remains of a fosse at the N side where there is a modern field wall built in it. The top of the motte has been quarried out to a depth of c. 1m at the NNE side. A possible Man-made underground passage (LH011-085002-) is thought to be situated on the motte.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record LH011-085001

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