Tornant Moat

Updated on Jan 01, 2025

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Altitude 216 m (709 ft) Height 5 m (16 ft) Ownership private		Type ringfort and barrows Material earth Region Wicklow Mountains

Location Tornant Lower, Dunlavin, County Wicklow, Ireland

Tornant Moat is an Irish National Monument composed of a ringfort and nearby barrows.

Location

Tornant Moat is located 1.3 km (0.81 mi) south of Dunlavin.

Tornant Moat consists of a ringfort and barrows. The name derives from the Irish tor neannta, "nettle mound."

Tornant Moat is a large circular ringfort (diameter m) with bank and moat and raised centre.

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