Ireland

Greenmount Motte

Norman motte in County Louth, Ireland

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Greenmount Motte is a motte and National Monument in County Louth, 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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Documentary references to Drumcath

1310, 1328

Irish Rebellion encampment

1641

Excavation causing cave-in

1830

Later excavation

1870

Classification

Archaeological Features

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Defensive Structures

CastlesTowersDefensive Walls
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Burial and Funerary Structures

Burial Mounds
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Artistic and Decorative Features

Inscriptions
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Domestic and Habitation Structures

Courtyards
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Environmental and Natural Features

Artificial MoundsLandscaped Earthworks
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Country

Ireland

Coordinates

53.88° N, -6.39° E