Type rath Material earth | Diameter 29 metres (32 yd) | |
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Periods Early Christian Ireland Designation National monuments of Ireland | ||
Rathvilly Moat is a ringfort (rath) and National Monument located in County Carlow, Ireland.
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Location
Rathvilly Rath is located about 1 km east of Rathvilly village, east of the River Slaney.
History and archaeology
The moat of Rathvilly was the residence of Crimthann mac Énnai, an Uí Cheinnselaig King of Leinster, who reigned c. 443–483 and was baptised by Saint Patrick. The placename means "ringfort of the sacred tree"; a bile was sacred to a certain family or ancestral group, and destroying an enemy clan's bile was a common act of war.
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