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Portlick Motte

Coordinates: 53°29′28″N 7°54′38″W / 53.491193°N 7.910627°W / 53.491193; -7.910627
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Portlick Motte
Móta Phort Lice
Portlick Motte is located in Ireland
Portlick Motte
Shown within Ireland
LocationPortlick, Glassan,
County Westmeath, Ireland
Coordinates53°29′28″N 7°54′38″W / 53.491193°N 7.910627°W / 53.491193; -7.910627
Typemotte
Diameter14 m (46 ft)
Height3 m (9.8 ft)
History
Materialearth, stone
Periodsc. AD 200
Official namePortlick
Reference no.624[1]

Portlick Motte is a motte and National Monument located in County Westmeath, Ireland.[2][3]

Location

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Portlick Motte is located on the eastern shore of Lough Ree, 3.6 km (2.2 mi) west of Tubberclare.

References

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  1. ^ "National Monuments of County Westmeath in State Care" (PDF). heritageireland.ie. National Monument Service. p. 2. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Travelmania Ireland - Portlick Castle Hotel and Gardens, County Westmeath". Archived from the original on 6 August 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ "Archaeological Study| Millennium Forest Location | Millennium Forests Ireland". Archived from the original on 1 November 2013.