Motte

Ireland / Longford / Moate /
 castle ruins, archaeological site, Medieval / Middle Ages, motte-and-bailey castle
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The overgrown motte of the Norman castle of Killare, built by Hugh de Lacy in 1182 but destroyed by the Irish in 1187. When a stone castle was built at Killare later, it was located right next to the rath (ringfort) farther west.
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Coordinates:   53°29'7"N   7°34'43"W
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