Granard Motte
Granard Motte is the remains of a motte-and-bailey castle and National Monument in Granard, County Longford, Ireland.- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: remains of a motte-and-bailey castle and National Monument in Granard, County Longford, Ireland
- Also known as: “Granard”, “Granard Moat”, and “Moatfield, Teemore”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Granard and Abbeylara.
Granard
Town
Photo: Sarah777, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Granard is a town in the north of County Longford, Ireland, and has a traceable history going back to 236 CE. It is situated just south of the boundary between the watersheds of the Shannon and the Erne, at the point where the N55 national secondary road and the R194 regional road meet.
Abbeylara
Village
Photo: JohnArmagh, Public domain.
Abbeylara is a village in County Longford, Ireland. It is at the eastern end of the county, three kilometres east of Granard, on the R396 road. The village is in a townland and civil parish of the same name. Abbeylara is situated 3½ km east of Granard Motte.
Finnea
Village
Photo: Sarah777, Public domain.
Finnea, also Finea, is a small village in County Westmeath, Ireland. It is on the border with County Cavan, on the R394 road. The village is very roughly 25 km from each of Mullingar, Cavan town and Longford town. Finnea is situated 7 km east of Granard Motte.
Granard Motte
- Categories: motte-and-bailey castle, contour fort, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: County Longford, Leinster, East Coast and Midlands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.77537° or 53° 46′ 31″ northLongitude
-7.50061° or 7° 30′ 2″ westOpen location code
9C5JQFGX+4QOpenStreetMap ID
way 1133805830OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q24883427
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In Other Languages
From Bavarian to Irish—“Granard Motte” goes by many names.
- Bavarian: “Granard Motte”
- French: “Granard Motte”
- German: “Granard Motte”
- German: “Motte von Granard”
- Irish: “Granard Motte”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include St Mary’s Church and St Patrick’s Church.
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