Fethard Motte

Fethard Motte is an archaeological site in County Wexford, Leinster. Fethard Motte is situated nearby to the ruins Fethard Castle, as well as near the church Saint Mogue’s.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Fethard Castle and Fethard Lifeboat Station.

Fethard Castle

Ruins

Photo: AFBorchert, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Fethard Castle is a ruins.

Fethard Lifeboat Station

Building

Photo: Albert Bridge, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Fethard Lifeboat Station now occupies a former bungalow at the head of Quay Road in Fethard-on-Sea, a village on the eastern side of the Hook Peninsula, on the south coast of County Wexford in Ireland. Fethard Lifeboat Station is situated 670 metres south of Fethard Motte.

All Saints‘ Church, Templetown

Church

Photo: AFBorchert, CC BY-SA 4.0.

All Saints‘ Church, Templetown is situated 3½ km southwest of Fethard Motte.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fethard-on-Sea and Saltmills.

Fethard-on-Sea

Photo: Albert Bridge, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Fethard-on-Sea is a village on the coast of County Wexford in Ireland. With a population in 2022 of 363, it's the largest of the villages on Hook Peninsula, also described here. They include Saltmines, Duncannon and Ballyhack.

Saltmills

Village

Photo: John, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Saltmills is a small village located in the south-west of County Wexford, in Ireland. The village is located at the head of a small inlet that enters Bannow Bay. The village received its name from the medieval mills that existed just outside the village. Saltmills is situated 3½ km north of Fethard Motte.

Duncannon

Village

Photo: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Duncannon is a village in southwest County Wexford, Ireland. Bordered to the west by Waterford harbour and sitting on a rocky headland jutting into the channel is the strategically prominent Duncannon Fort which dominates the village. Duncannon is situated 7 km northwest of Fethard Motte.

Fethard Motte

Type: Archaeological site
Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: County Wexford, Leinster, Southeast Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.19365° or 52° 11′ 37″ north

Longitude

-6.83927° or 6° 50′ 21″ west

Open location code

9C4M55V6+F7

OpenStreetMap ID

way 536904479

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Saint Mogue’s and Fethard Post Office.

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