Moat in Relagh Beg

Motte comprises a roughly circular (diam. of base c. 30m; H c. 5m), very steep-sided mound, the W portion of which has been quarried away. The summit of the mound was originally flat-topped (diam. c. 12m). A fosse which runs between the motte and bailey at E is almost completely infilled. Bailey is approximately rectangular in plan (int. dims c. 35m N-S; c. 20m E-W) and is enclosed by a substantial earthen bank with external fosse which has been infilled at N. A low counterscarp bank skirts the outer lip of the fosse. Moybolgue Church is situated 100m to SE (CV034-046----). The motte and bailey is considered to be a national monument as defined in S.2 of the National Monuments Act 1930 on the basis of its archaeological, historical and architectural importance. Date of revised upload: 21 April, 2017

Motte comprises a roughly circular (diam. of base c. 30m; H c. 5m), very steep-sided mound, the W portion of which has been quarried away. The summit of the mound was originally flat-topped (diam. c. 12m). A fosse which runs between the motte and bailey at E is almost completely infilled. Bailey is approximately rectangular in plan (int. dims c. 35m N-S; c. 20m E-W) and is enclosed by a substantial earthen bank…