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Lemonstown Motte is a motte and National Monument located in County Wicklow, Ireland.[1]
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 |
Location
editLemonstown Motte is located halfway between Dunlavin and Hollywood. The Toor Brook flows 1.8 km (1.1 mi) to the east.
History
editThe motte was built in the Norman period, i.e. the 12th or 13th century AD.[2]
Description
editLemonstown 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
editReferences
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".