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Moone Rath — Moone

Castle — ringwork

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A local castle; wider significance not recorded.

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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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