Moth from Ardscull

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The moth of Ardscull ( English Moat (e) of Ardscull , Irish Móta Ard Scol ) is seven kilometers northeast of Athy , in County Kildare in Ireland . It was declared a National Monument .

The motte was erected by the Normans in the 13th century . It is mentioned in historical sources in 1286 when it burned down. In the 15th century it was expanded by the FitzGeralds . The now tree-lined round hill is about 10.0 meters high and surrounded by a moat and wall. There are traces of a wall on the north side.

Nearby, the army of Robert I of Scotland (Robert Bruce) defeated a strong English force in 1315. A plaque next to the road commemorates the fourth Gordon Bennett Cup from 1903, the race track of which passed the Motte.

literature

  • Peter Harbison : Guide to the Naional Monuments in the Republic of Ireland Gill and Macmillan, Dublin 1992 ISBN 0-7171-0275-0 p. 120
  • Fitzgerald, Lord W .: Journal of the County Kildare Archaeological Society and surrounding Districts. No. 3 1897

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Coordinates: 53 ° 0 ′ 51.7 "  N , 6 ° 54 ′ 19.5"  W.