Tornant Moat

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

Tornant Moat
Móta Thor Neannta
Shown within Ireland
LocationTornant Lower, Dunlavin, County Wicklow, Ireland
RegionWicklow Mountains
Coordinates53.045350°N 6.701020°W / 53.045350; -6.701020
Altitude216 m (709 ft)
Typeringfort and barrows
Height5 m (16 ft)
History
Materialearth
Site notes
Ownershipprivate
National Monument of Ireland
Official nameTornant Lower Ringfort & Barrows
Reference no.531

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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