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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ME00471 - DERVER - Castle - motte and bailey
Address: DERVER, Meath
Classification: Castle - motte and bailey
Coordinates: 53.7654 | -6.99886 -
ME01596 - COOLRONAN - Castle - motte and bailey
Address: COOLRONAN, Meath
Classification: Castle - motte and bailey
Coordinates: 53.5592 | -6.97598 -
ME00483 - BALLYHIST - Castle - motte and bailey
Address: BALLYHIST, Meath
Classification: Castle - motte and bailey
Coordinates: 53.7493 | -7.02381 -
ME01846 - RATOATH - Castle - motte and bailey
Address: RATOATH, Meath
Classification: Castle - motte and bailey
Coordinates: 53.5071 | -6.46157 -
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