What is recorded here

Moone Rath is a circular castle ringwork on a Kildare hill, holding an 18th century burial inside its ancient earth. By 1223 it served as the manorial centre of Moone, meaning the hill did not decorate the town but organized its daily life. Its broad bank, surrounding fosse and raised floor remain visible in pasture land, inviting imagination about the people who lived under that open sky.

Situated on a hill in well-drained pasture land. An approximately circular, raised area (diam. 37m) with a bank on the periphery, surrounded by a fosse with a low, external bank. The interior contains an 18th century burial (KD036001-). Mac Niocaill (Aois 1964, 247-9) states there was a castle at Moone by 1223 which functioned as the manorial centre of the settlement. (Bradley et al. 1986, vol. 3 327-8) Date of upload: 5 September 2016

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