Dunnamona facts for kids
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Dún na Móna
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 Location in Ireland
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| Location | Dunnamona, Drumraney, County Westmeath, Ireland |
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| Region | Tethbae | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 53°29′58″N 7°47′01″W / 53.499548°N 7.783629°W | ||||||||||
| Type | motte | ||||||||||
| Diameter | 36 m (118 ft) | ||||||||||
| Height | 9 metres (30 ft) | ||||||||||
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| Builder | Dillon family | ||||||||||
| Material | earth | ||||||||||
| Founded | 12th century | ||||||||||
| Periods | Norman Ireland | ||||||||||
| Cultures | Cambro-Norman, Old English | ||||||||||
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| Public access | yes | ||||||||||
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Dunnamona is a motte-and-bailey and National Monument in County Westmeath, Ireland.
Location
Dunnamona motte is located next to a tributary of the Owenacharra River, 4.7 km (2.9 mi) east of Tubberclare.
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.
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