Lemonstown moth

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Lemonstown moth
Alternative name (s): Móta Bhaile to Leamóntaigh
Creation time : 12th or 13th century
Castle type : moth
Conservation status: Burgstall
Standing position : Irish nobility
Construction: Earthwork
Place: Dunlavin
Geographical location 53 ° 5 '6.9 "  N , 6 ° 39' 26.8"  W Coordinates: 53 ° 5 '6.9 "  N , 6 ° 39' 26.8"  W.
Height: 256  m ASLTemplate: height / unknown reference
Lemonstown Moth (Ireland)
Lemonstown moth

Lemonstown moth ( Irish Móta Bhaile an Leamóntaigh ) is a moth halfway between the villages of Dunlavin and Hollywood in County Wicklow, Ireland . It is considered a national monument .

history

The moth was found in the Norman period, i. H. in the 12th or 13th century.

description

Lemonstown moth is round and 12 meters in diameter. The height is 7.6 meters. The entrance is in the north.

Individual evidence

  1. Using Local Historical Source Records - Dunlavin and Donard - A Brief History of Some Civil Parishes in the Barony of Lower Talbotstown - DUNLAVIN - Places - County Wicklow Heritage . In: County Wicklow Heritage . Retrieved July 5, 2019.
  2. ^ Rathgallagh, County Wicklow: A Potted History of 5000 Years . Turtle Bunbury. Retrieved July 5, 2019.