Rath Turtle Moat

Rath Turtle Moat is a ringwork and National Monument located in County Wicklow, Ireland.[1][2]

Rath Turtle Moat
Ráth Torcaill
Shown within Ireland
Alternative nameRathturtle Moat
LocationDeerpark, Blessington, County Wicklow, Ireland
RegionWicklow Mountains
Coordinates53.179395°N 6.557808°W / 53.179395; -6.557808
Altitude286 m (938 ft)
Typeringwork
Length49 m (161 ft)
Width36 m (118 ft)
Area0.55 ha (1.4 acres)
History
BuilderAnglo-Normans
Materialearth
Founded12th century AD
CulturesAnglo-Norman
Site notes
Ownershipprivate
National Monument of Ireland
Official nameRathturtle
Reference no.662

Location

Rath Turtle Moat is located in Glen Ding Wood, 1.6 km (0.99 mi) northwest of Blessington, overlooking the River Liffey reservoir and near the source of the Morell River.[3]

History

The site is believed to derive its name from the Meic Torcaill, a leading Norse-Gaelic family in 12th-century Dublin. The site later came under Norman control. Ringworks like that at Rath Turtle were built during the earliest phase of the Norman conquest of Ireland. They usually had a wooden gate tower, with a stone-lined causewayed entrance and stone-lined banks topped by a wooden palisade.[4]

Description

The ringwork is ovoid and consists of a raised central area enclosed by a high earthen bank, an external fosse and an external bank. The entrance is to the south has a causeway across the ditch.

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References
  1. "Dáil Éireann - 14/May/2003 Written Answers. - Archaeological Sites". Houses of the Oireachtas. 2003-05-14. Retrieved 2016-07-30.
  2. CHI. "The Rath Turtle Ringwork near Blessington, Co. Wicklow".
  3. "Rath Turtle Moat".
  4. "Co. Kildare Online Electronic History Journal: PLAYING CUPID AMONG THE KILDARE HILLS".
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