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.
-
ME00255 - LOUGHBRACKAN - Castle - motte and bailey
Address: LOUGHBRACKAN, Meath
Classification: Castle - motte and bailey
Coordinates: 53.8358 | -6.67728 -
ME00742 - DIAMOR - Castle - motte and bailey
Address: DIAMOR, Meath
Classification: Castle - motte and bailey
Coordinates: 53.7119 | -7.07857 -
ME00304 - CASTLECOR - Castle - motte and bailey
Address: CASTLECOR, Meath
Classification: Castle - motte and bailey
Coordinates: 53.7785 | -7.20663 -
ME01766 - MOAT - Castle - motte and bailey
Address: MOAT, Meath
Classification: Castle - motte and bailey
Coordinates: 53.5061 | -6.80851 -
ME00306 - GLENBOY - Castle - motte and bailey
Address: GLENBOY, Meath
Classification: Castle - motte and bailey
Coordinates: 53.7754 | -7.19467 -
ME01168 - MOATHILL - Castle - motte and bailey
Address: MOATHILL, Meath
Classification: Castle - motte and bailey
Coordinates: 53.6518 | -6.70043 -
ME00376 - OLDCASTLE - Castle - motte and bailey
Address: OLDCASTLE, Meath
Classification: Castle - motte and bailey
Coordinates: 53.7639 | -7.16507 -
ME01593 - MOYRATH - Castle - motte and bailey
Address: MOYRATH, Meath
Classification: Castle - motte and bailey
Coordinates: 53.5727 | -6.93628 -
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