Castle - motte and bailey
An early form of castle consisting of a flat-topped, steep-sided, earthen mound supporting a wooden tower, with an associated courtyard or bailey, which is often raised and enclosed by a bank and fosse. Constructed by the Anglo-Normans in the late 12th and early 13th century AD.
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ME00489 - MOAT - Castle - motte and bailey
Address: MOAT, Meath
Classification: Castle - motte and bailey
Coordinates: 53.7567 | -6.92845 -
ME01947 - AGHER (Deece Upper By., Agher Par.) - Castle - motte and bailey
Address: AGHER (Deece Upper By., Agher Par.), Meath
Classification: Castle - motte and bailey
Coordinates: 53.4537 | -6.74879 -
ME00190 - NOBBER - Castle - motte and bailey
Address: NOBBER, Meath
Classification: Castle - motte and bailey
Coordinates: 53.8234 | -6.75247 -
ME00510 - KILBEG LOWER - Castle - motte and bailey
Address: KILBEG LOWER, Meath
Classification: Castle - motte and bailey
Coordinates: 53.78 | -6.82366 -
ME02024 - CASTLEJORDAN - Castle - motte and bailey
Address: CASTLEJORDAN, Meath
Classification: Castle - motte and bailey
Coordinates: 53.3954 | -7.1176 -
ME00215 - CRUICETOWN - Castle - motte and bailey
Address: CRUICETOWN, Meath
Classification: Castle - motte and bailey
Coordinates: 53.8052 | -6.79259 -
ME01083 - NEWTOWN - Castle - motte and bailey
Address: NEWTOWN, Meath
Classification: Castle - motte and bailey
Coordinates: 53.6794 | -7.06283 -
ME00234 - KILLADDEN - Castle - motte and bailey
Address: KILLADDEN, Meath
Classification: Castle - motte and bailey
Coordinates: 53.8513 | -6.68997 -
ME00331 - MOAT - Castle - motte and bailey
Address: MOAT, Meath
Classification: Castle - motte and bailey
Coordinates: 53.7578 | -7.22646 -
ME00236 - DRUMCONDRA - Castle - motte and bailey
Address: DRUMCONDRA, Meath
Classification: Castle - motte and bailey
Coordinates: 53.854 | -6.65225