Lemonstown Motte
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Móta Bhaile an Leamóntaigh | |
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  Shown within Ireland | |
| Location | Lemonstown, Dunlavin, County Wicklow, Ireland |
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| Region | Wicklow Mountains |
| Coordinates | 53°05′07″N 6°39′27″W / 53.085262°N 6.657435°W |
| Altitude | 256 m (840 ft) |
| Type | motte |
| Area | 0.18 ha (0.44 acres) |
| Diameter | 12 m (39 ft) |
| Height | 7.6 m (25 ft) |
| History | |
| Material | earth |
| Founded | 12th/13th century |
| Cultures | Hiberno-Norman |
| Site notes | |
| Ownership | private |
| Official name | Lemonstown Motte |
| Reference no. | 419 |
Lemonstown Motte is a motte and National Monument located in County Wicklow, Ireland.[1]
Location
[edit]Lemonstown Motte is located halfway between Dunlavin and Hollywood. The Toor Brook flows 1.8 km (1.1 mi) to the east.
History
[edit]The motte was built in the Norman period, i.e. the 12th or 13th century AD.[2]
Description
[edit]Lemonstown Motte is round, 12 m (39 ft) in diameter, with an entrance to the north.
Gallery
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Northern embankments of the motte -
Northern embankments of the motte -
Facing north-east -
A standard notice (Irish: fógra) at the National Monument. -
View of the inner mound -
View of the inner mound -
Facing north from the summit of the inner mound
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Using Local Historical Source Records - Dunlavin and Donard - A Brief History of Some Civil Parishes in the Barony of Lower Talbotstown - DUNLAVIN - Places - County Wicklow Heritage". www.countywicklowheritage.org. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
- ^ "Turtle Bunbury - Award-winning travel writer, historian and author based in Ireland".