Ireland

Dún Dealgan Motte

Norman motte and Gaelic dún in Dundalk, Ireland

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Dún Dealgan Motte is a motte and National Monument in Dundalk, Ireland.

Paleolithic
Mesolithic
Neolithic
Chalcolithic
Bronze Age
Iron Age
Classical Period
Post-Classical Period
Early Modern Period
Industrial Period
Contemporary Period
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Battle of Faughart and death of Edward Bruce

14 October 1318

Battle reported in the Annals

500 AD

Motte construction attributed to Bertram de Verdun

c. 1135–1192

Hugh de Lacy occupancy and 1210 pursuit

1210

Byrne begins Gothic house

1780

Damage in the 1798 Rebellion

1798

House rebuilt by Thomas Vesey Dawson

1850

Deliberate burning in revolutionary period

1919–1923

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Defensive Structures

CastlesTowersDitchesFortresses
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Military Installations

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Miscellaneous Features

Underground Tunnels
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Domestic and Habitation Structures

Houses
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Environmental and Natural Features

Artificial MoundsLandscaped Earthworks
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Country

Ireland

Coordinates

54.01° N, -6.43° E