What is recorded here
Situated on SE edge of a plateau overlooking the Vartry River to the E. The 'Moat' was described in 1838 by John O'Donovan as a ‘remarkable round and pretty high hillock which they call a moate, but which, however, has no sign or vestige of a moate on or about it’ (O'Flanagan 1928, 81). It is depicted as a steep side…
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From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record WI012-011
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- Maker not stated on source page, www.dreamstime.com
- Cbreathnach, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Maker not stated on source page, monumentalireland.ie
- Maker not stated on source page, uk.pinterest.com
- Simon Mortimer, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Mike Murphy ( talk · contribs ), Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
- P L Chadwick, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- Alan James, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Sarah777 at English Wikipedia, Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
- Carroll Pierce, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
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