Ballyshannon

Motte

County

Kildare

Grid Ref

N 787 045

OS Sheet

Longitude

6° 49' 31.15" W

Latitude

53° 5' 7.22" N

Nearest Town

Kildare (10.2Km)

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Some Nearby Mountains:

Bullhill	1.9Km (S)
Loughmore Upper	11Km (ESE)
Mullacash Hill	13.7Km (NE)
Dunmurry (Hill)	14.4Km (NNW)
Blackparks	15.5Km (SW)

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Directions

From Kilcullen take the N78 south and take the fifth right. This sad motte is about 450m along on the right. Frankly I wouldn't bother.

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Sunday, 10th February 2002 CE	Prev Site	Next Site
A lot of motte lie in ruin but this one is probably the worst I have ever seen. Enough said.

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Random Gazetteer A selection of nearby sites		Old Kilcullen

5km (ENE) is a round tower at Old Kilcullen. 4.2km (E) is a standing stone at Baronsland. 9km (SW) is a motte at Ardscull Motte. 9.8km (ESE) is a passage tomb at Tornant Upper (County Wicklow). 4.1km (NE) is a hill fort at Dun Ailinne.