Rathvilly Moat
Ráth Bhile | |
 Knockroe-Rathvilly Motte | |
  Shown within Ireland | |
| Location | Knockroe, Rathvilly, County Carlow, Ireland |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 52°52′50″N 6°40′41″W / 52.880518°N 6.678045°W |
| Type | Motte |
| Diameter | 29 metres (32 yd) |
| History | |
| Material | Earth |
| Periods | Early Christian Ireland |
| Designation | National Monument |
| Official name | Rathvilly Moat |
| Reference no. | 603[1] |
Rathvilly Moat is a motte[2] and National Monument located in County Carlow, Ireland.[3]
Location[edit]
Rathvilly Moat is located in the townland of Knockroe about 1 km east of Rathvilly village, east of the River Slaney.
History and archaeology[edit]
The moat of Rathvilly was the residence of Crimthann mac Énnai, an Uí Cheinnselaig King of Leinster, who reigned c. 443–483 and was baptised by Saint Patrick.[4][5] The placename means "ringfort of the sacred tree"; a bile was sacred to a certain family or ancestral group, and destroying an enemy clan's bile was a common act of war.
References[edit]
- ^ "National Monuments of County Carlow in State Care" (PDF). heritageireland.ie. National Monument Service. p. 1. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
- ^ "Archaeological Inventory of County Carlow". Page 78. Dublin 1993
- ^ "Mullach Raoileann/Mullaghreelan". Logainm.ie.
- ^ "Rathvilly - Carlow Tourism". 13 March 2012.
- ^ "Novena St Patrick's Church Rathvilly | KandLe". Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 11 November 2015.