What is recorded here
In open parkland on the grounds of Oldconnell House, some 230m E of the River Liffey. A large well-preserved, circular, steep sided, flat-topped earthen mound (base diams. 76m N-S; 69m E-W; summit diams. 21.7m N-S; 20.8m E-W; max H. 11.2m at E; 10.5m at W) is surrounded by a wide, shallow fosse (max. Wth 11.4m at W; max D. 3m). A cresentic bailey at W (L 55m E-W; Wth 29.2m N-S) is defined by a scarp except at E where the fosse separates it from the motte.
From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record KD023-012
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- National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- Kenneth Allen, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Willow, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.5
- Sarah777 at English Wikipedia, Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
- Mike Searle, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Eoghan888 at English Wikipedia, Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
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