Greenmount Motte
Greenmount Motte is a motte and National Monument in County Louth, Ireland.
Móta Dhruim Chatha | |||||||||
Shown within Ireland | |||||||||
| Location | Greenmount, Castlebellingham, County Louth, Ireland | ||||||||
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| Region | Dee Valley | ||||||||
| Coordinates | 53.877999°N 6.385855°W | ||||||||
| Type | motte | ||||||||
| Area | 0.7 ha (1.7 acres) | ||||||||
| Height | 12 metres (39 ft) | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
| Material | earth | ||||||||
| Founded | 12th/13th century | ||||||||
| Periods | Norman Ireland | ||||||||
| Cultures | Cambro-Norman, Old English | ||||||||
| Associated with | Normans | ||||||||
| Site notes | |||||||||
| Excavation dates | 1830 and 1870 | ||||||||
| Archaeologists | Rev. Joseph Dullaghan, John Henry Lefroy | ||||||||
| Public access | yes | ||||||||
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