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
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". logainm.ie. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  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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