Rath Turtle Moat is located in Glen Ding Wood, 1.6 km northwest of Blessington, overlooking the River Liffey reservoir and near the source of the Morell River.
The site is believed to derive its name from the Meic Torcaill, a leading Norse-Gaelic family in 12th-century Dublin. The site later came under Norman control. Ringworks like that at Rath Turtle were built during the earliest phase of the Norman conquest of Ireland. They usually had a wooden gate tower, with a stone-lined causewayed entrance and stone-lined banks topped by a wooden palisade.
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Address: Wicklow
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