Region Bonet Valley Material earth | Type motte Founded late 12th century? | |
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Location Gortlownan, Ballintogher,County Sligo, Ireland | ||
Gortlownan Motte is a motte and National Monument located in County Sligo, Ireland.
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Location
Gortlownan Motte is located 2.4 km (1½ miles) west-southwest of Dromahair, just on the Sligo side of the border.
History and archaeology
Motte-and-bailey castles were a primitive type of castle built after the Norman invasion, a mound of earth topped by a wooden palisade and tower.
The motte at Gortlownan may have been built on the site of an earlier Gaelic Irish hillfort.
References
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