Tornant Moat

Tornant Moat
Móta Thor Neannta
Shown within Ireland
Location Tornant Lower, Dunlavin, County Wicklow, Ireland
Region Wicklow Mountains
Coordinates 53°02′43″N 6°42′04″W / 53.045350°N 6.701020°W / 53.045350; -6.701020Coordinates: 53°02′43″N 6°42′04″W / 53.045350°N 6.701020°W / 53.045350; -6.701020
Altitude 216 m (709 ft)
Type ringfort and barrows
Height 5 m (16 ft)
History
Material earth
Site notes
Ownership private
Official name Tornant Lower Ringfort & Barrows
Reference no. 531

Tornant Moat is an Irish National Monument composed of a ringfort and nearby barrows.[1][2]

Location

Tornant Moat is located 1.3 km (0.81 mi) south of Dunlavin.[3]

History

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

Description

Tornant Moat is a large circular ringfort (diameter m) with bank and moat and raised centre.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "megalithomania: Tornant Lower (Wicklow) :: Ring Fort :: Visit notes". www.megalithomania.com. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  2. ↑ "Tornant Lower".
  3. ↑ "Belach Chonglais or Baltinglass, and Liamhain or Dunlavin, County Wicklow".
  4. ↑ Price, Liam (1 January 1945). "The Place-names of Co. Wicklow ..." Dublin institute for advanced studies – via Google Books.
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