The Medieval Rural Settlement Project

The Medieval Rural Settlement Project commenced in 2002 to consider the nature of the archaeological landscape associated with rural Ireland in the period c. 1100-1650 AD. The Project has four principal modules, each of which will result in a significant monograph publication. The modules were chosen to represent a cross-section of the diverse…

The large, flat-toppped motte at Galtrim, Co. Meath, was probably built by Hugh de Hussey in the early 1170s, but appears to have been abaondoned by 1176.

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The large, flat-toppped motte at Galtrim, Co. Meath, was probably built by Hugh de Hussey in the early 1170s, but appears to have been abaondoned by 1176.

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