A lovely purt motte. This must have been built to defend and protect the crossroads it stands by.
The mound is almost perfectly hemispherical and about 5m tall. There is a little gate in the wall around its base that allows you to climb onto the top.
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Take the N81 south until you enter Rathvilly and turn left. At the first cross roads turn right and the motte is imediately on your right.
A Random Selection of Nearby Monuments
 Ardscull Motte (Co. Kildare) |  Dun Dealgan or Cuchullain's Mount (Co. Louth) |  Tallanstown (Co. Louth) |
 Rathfeigh (Co. Meath) |  Hill Of Slane (Co. Meath) |  Baile Chaislean na nGeochagan (Castletown) (Co. Westmeath) |
