Overview
Moat — Milltown (fore By.) is recorded as Castle — motte in Meath. Situated at the summit of a NNW-SSE ridge. Flat-topped, grass-covered mound of earth and stone (diam.
Who built and held it
The saved account records: The castle (ME015-033001-) is situated on top of the motte.
Attack, change and use
The saved account records: Situated at the summit of a NNW-SSE ridge.
What survives
The saved account records: Flat-topped, grass-covered mound of earth and stone (diam.
Why it mattered
Moat — Milltown (fore By.) matters because the source ties castle — motte to this exact landscape and preserves evidence that a bare map name loses. The saved account adds: H 5m at N to 8m at S), with a fosse (Wth of base 4-5m) and traces of an outer bank SE-WNW.
History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.
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