Lemonstown Motte | |
Native Name: | Móta Bhaile an Leamóntaigh |
Native Name Lang: | ga |
Map Type: | Ireland |
Altitude M: | 256 |
Coordinates: | 53.0853°N -6.6574°W |
Location: | Lemonstown, Dunlavin, County Wicklow, Ireland |
Region: | Wicklow Mountains |
Type: | motte |
Diameter: | 12m (39feet) |
Area: | 0.18ha |
Height: | 7.6m (24.9feet) |
Material: | earth |
Built: | 12th/13th century |
Cultures: | Hiberno-Norman |
Ownership: | private |
Designation1: | National Monument of Ireland |
Designation1 Offname: | Lemonstown Motte |
Designation1 Number: | 419 |
Lemonstown Motte is a motte and National Monument located in County Wicklow, Ireland.[1]
Lemonstown Motte is located halfway between Dunlavin and Hollywood. The Toor Brook flows 1.8km (01.1miles) to the east.
The motte was built in the Norman period, i.e. the 12th or 13th century AD.[2]
Lemonstown Motte is round, 12m (39feet) in diameter, with an entrance to the north.