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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ME00510 - KILBEG LOWER - Castle - motte and bailey
Address: KILBEG LOWER, Meath
Classification: Castle - motte and bailey
Coordinates: 53.78 | -6.82366 -
ME01083 - NEWTOWN - Castle - motte and bailey
Address: NEWTOWN, Meath
Classification: Castle - motte and bailey
Coordinates: 53.6794 | -7.06283 -
ME00331 - MOAT - Castle - motte and bailey
Address: MOAT, Meath
Classification: Castle - motte and bailey
Coordinates: 53.7578 | -7.22646