Dunnamona is a motte-and-bailey and National Monument in County Westmeath, Ireland.[2]

Location

Dunnamona motte is located next to a tributary of the Owenacharra River, 4.7 km (2.9 mi) east of Tubberclare.[3]

History and archaeology

Motte-and-bailey castles were a primitive type of castle built by the Norman invasion, a mound of earth topped by a wooden palisade. This region, known as Tethbae, was allotted to the Dillon family, descendants of Sir Henry de Leon (c. 1176 – 1244). They built the motte at Dunnamona ("hillfort of peat") as well as another at Drumraney, later abandoning the mottes for permanent stone castles.[4]

References

  1. ^ "National Monuments of County Westmeath in State Care" (PDF). heritageireland.ie. National Monument Service. p. 1. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Buildings and Settlements - Drumraney Heritage".
  3. ^ "Geograph:: Motte at Dunnamona, Co. Westmeath (C) Kieran Campbell".
  4. ^ "Message Boards".
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunnamona
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