What is recorded here

Drumbride Castle stood as a flat-topped motte beside its church, occupying an east-facing slope where a long bailey stretched behind it. The mound measured fifteen metres across at its base and rose nearly three metres on the southeast side, large enough to hold a small hall or watchtower. Farming or road work removed the visible earthworks before 1999, erasing the castle from the landscape while leaving its name behind.

Located towards the top of an E-facing slope. This was recorded in 1968 (SMR file) as a circular flat-topped mound (diam. of base 15m NW-SE; diam. of top 7.5m NW-SE; H 1.5m at NW to 2.9m at SE). It is situated c. 25m to the E of church (ME003-009----). There is a possible bailey (dims 37m N-S; 12m E-W) E of the motte defined by scarps to the ESE and a ditch to the W. It appears to have been removed by 1999 (MapGenie images). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Meath' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1987). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of revision: 13 May 2016 Amended; 14 December 2022

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