Tornant Moat
Móta Thor Neannta | |
  Shown within Ireland | |
| Location | Tornant Lower, Dunlavin, County Wicklow, Ireland |
|---|---|
| Region | Wicklow Mountains |
| Altitude | 216 m (709 ft) |
| Type | ringfort and barrows |
| Height | 5 m (16 ft) |
| History | |
| Material | earth |
| Site notes | |
| Ownership | private |
| Official name | Tornant Lower Ringfort & Barrows |
| Reference no. | 531 |
Tornant Moat is an Irish National Monument composed of a ringfort and nearby barrows.[1][2]
Location
Tornant Moat is located 1.3 km (0.81 mi) south of Dunlavin.[3]
History
Tornant Moat consists of a ringfort and barrows. The name derives from the Irish tor neannta, "nettle mound."
Description
Tornant Moat is a large circular ringfort (diameter m) with bank and moat and raised centre.[4]
References
- ^ http://www.megalithomania.com/show/site/1653/tornant_lower_ring_fort.htm
- ^ "Tornant Lower".
- ^ "Belach Chonglais or Baltinglass, and Liamhain or Dunlavin, County Wicklow".
- ^ Price, Liam (1 January 1945). "The Place-names of Co. Wicklow ..." Dublin institute for advanced studies – via Google Books.