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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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 -
ME00306 - GLENBOY - Castle - motte and bailey
Address: GLENBOY, Meath
Classification: Castle - motte and bailey
Coordinates: 53.7754 | -7.19467 -
ME02024 - CASTLEJORDAN - Castle - motte and bailey
Address: CASTLEJORDAN, Meath
Classification: Castle - motte and bailey
Coordinates: 53.3954 | -7.1176