Cronk Howe Mooar
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| Alternative name (s): | Cronk y Mur | |
| Creation time : | 12th Century | |
| Castle type : | Niederungsburg | |
| Conservation status: | Burgstall | |
| Standing position : | Royal house | |
| Place: | Port Erin | |
| Geographical location | 54 ° 5 '30.5 " N , 4 ° 44' 45.6" W | |
| Height: | 25 m ASLTemplate: height / unknown reference | |
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Cronk Howe Mooar ( Manx : Cronk y Mur ) is an abandoned low castle north of Port Erin on the southwest end of the Isle of Man .
description
It is a grassy hill about 10-12 meters high, which is surrounded by a wide moat . At its base the hill has a diameter of about 42 meters, at the top it is about 17 meters. At the top of the hill is a slightly sunken area of about 5.4 meters × 3 meters with remains of dry stone walls and some large, upright stones.
On and around the hill there are low remains of ramparts. It is believed that a wooden moth stood here, the palisades of which stood on the ramparts, of which only remains exist today.
history
It is believed that the moth was erected by the Normans in the early 12th century . A Welsh chronicle describes that King Magnus Barelegs came to the island in 1102 and had three castles built, for which he ordered men from Galloway , Scotland , to deliver wood. It is believed that Cronk Howe Mooar was one of these castles.
In 1912 the archaeologist Philip Kermode began excavating at Cronk Howe Mooar. He found a hill made up of layers of sand , clay and gravel . At that time this was thought to be a natural hill that was formed as a moraine at the end of the last ice age . However, such moraines are nowhere to be found in the vicinity of the Isle of Man.
When the stones were found on the hill, it was concluded that a natural hill had been used to build a defensive wall behind which the defenders could protect themselves from the attackers. This assumption also ultimately turned out to be wrong.
Today it is believed that it was a classic moth from Norman times.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Cronk Howe Mooar . In: Gatehouse Gazetteer . Retrieved April 13, 2018.
- ↑ a b c d Cronk Howe Mooar . Culture Vannin. Retrieved April 13, 2018.