Английская Википедия:Gortlownan Motte

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Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Use Irish English Шаблон:Infobox ancient site Gortlownan Motte is a motte and National Monument located in County Sligo, Ireland.[1]

Location

Gortlownan Motte is located 2.4 km (1½ miles) west-southwest of Dromahair, just on the Sligo side of the border.

History and archaeology

Motte-and-bailey castles were a primitive type of castle built after the Norman invasion, a mound of earth topped by a wooden palisade and tower.[2]

The motte at Gortlownan may have been built on the site of an earlier Gaelic Irish hillfort.[3]

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