Loughbracken Fort

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Loughbrackan Fort
Ráth Loch Breacáin
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Alternative nameLoughbracken Fort, Loughbrackan Mound
LocationLoughbrackan,
County Meath, Ireland
Coordinates 53°50′09″N6°40′38″W / 53.835872°N 6.677293°W / 53.835872; -6.677293
Type Motte
Area314 square metres (0.078 acres)
Diameter20 metres (22 yd)
Circumference63 metres (69 yd)
Height3 metres (9.8 ft)
History
Materialearth
Foundedlate 12th, early 13th century AD
Designation National Monument

Loughbracken Fort is a motte and National Monument located in County Meath, Ireland.

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Location

Loughbracken Fort is located to the west of Lough Bracken, and about 2.2 kilometres (1.4 mi) southwest of Drumconrath.

Description

Loughbracken Fort is a circular flat-topped mound defined by a fosse. [1] It is owned by the Office of Public Works. [2] It dates to after the Norman conquest of Ireland (late 12th or 13th centuries). [3]

References

  1. ↑ "ME00255 - LOUGHBRACKAN - Castle - motte and bailey". 6 December 2012.
  2. ↑ Oireachtas, Houses of the (20 June 2013). "National Monuments – Thursday, 20 Jun 2013 – Parliamentary Questions (31st Dáil) – Houses of the Oireachtas". www.oireachtas.ie.
  3. ↑ "PT8/MH187 - Lough Bracken Enhancement (Amenity) Works | Meath County Council Online Consultation Portal". www.consult.meath.ie.


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