Portlick Motte Explained
Portlick Motte |
Native Name: | Móta Phort Lice |
Native Name Lang: | ga |
Map Type: | Ireland |
Coordinates: | 53.4912°N -7.9106°W |
Location: | Portlick, Glassan, County Westmeath, Ireland |
Type: | motte |
Diameter: | 14m (46feet) |
Height: | 3m (10feet) |
Material: | earth, stone |
Epochs: | c. AD 200 |
Embedded: | Embed: | yes | Designation2: | National Monument of Ireland | Designation2 Offname: | Portlick | Designation2 Number: | 624[1] |
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Portlick Motte is a motte and National Monument located in County Westmeath, Ireland.[2] [3]
Location
Portlick Motte is located on the eastern shore of Lough Ree, 3.6km (02.2miles) west of Tubberclare.
Notes and References
- Web site: National Monuments of County Westmeath in State Care . 2 . heritageireland.ie . National Monument Service . 22 August 2022.
- Web site: Travelmania Ireland - Portlick Castle Hotel and Gardens, County Westmeath. https://web.archive.org/web/20160806071916/http://www.travelmania-ireland.com/place.php?id=544. usurped. 6 August 2016.
- Web site: Archaeological Study Millennium Forest Location Millennium Forests Ireland. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20131101103859/http://www.millenniumforests.com/location_archport.html. 2013-11-01.