Rock of Dunamase

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The Rock of Dunamase is a dramatic limestone outcrop in Ireland crowned by the ruins of a medieval fortress that once held major strategic and defensive importance.

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Rock of Dunamase canonical 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf archaeological site ⓘ
hilltop fortress ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
access public ⓘ
associatedWith Aoife MacMurrough ⓘ
Dermot MacMurrough ⓘ
Richard de Clare (Strongbow) ⓘ
linked to: Richard de Clare
attackCentury 9th century ⓘ
attackedBy Vikings ⓘ
country Ireland ⓘ
currentCondition ruin ⓘ
damagedDuring Irish Confederate Wars ⓘ
elevation about 150 metres above the surrounding plain ⓘ
entranceFee none (free access) ⓘ
firstRecorded 9th century ⓘ
geologicalType limestone outcrop ⓘ
grantedAsDowryOf Aoife MacMurrough ⓘ
grantedAsDowryTo Richard de Clare (Strongbow) ⓘ
linked to: Richard de Clare
grantedBy Dermot MacMurrough ⓘ
hasFeature curtain walls ⓘ
gatehouse ruins ⓘ
inner bailey ⓘ
outer bailey ⓘ
rock-cut ditches ⓘ
towers ⓘ
hasRuinsOf medieval castle ⓘ
hasViewOf surrounding plains of County Laois ⓘ
largelyRuinedBy 17th century ⓘ
laterHeldBy Marshal family ⓘ
linked to: the Marshal family

O’More (Ó Mórdha) family ⓘ
locatedIn County Laois ⓘ
locatedNear Portlaoise ⓘ
Stradbally ⓘ
managedBy Office of Public Works (Ireland) ⓘ
mentionedIn Annals of the Four Masters ⓘ
nameLanguage Irish ⓘ
nameMeaning Fort of Masc (or Fort of the Ridge) ⓘ
originalName Dún Másc ⓘ
overlooks Slieve Bloom Mountains (distant view) ⓘ
surrounding Laois countryside ⓘ
popularFor historical tourism ⓘ
photography ⓘ
sightseeing ⓘ
protectedStatus National Monument of Ireland ⓘ
rebuiltBy Anglo-Normans ⓘ
rebuiltIn 12th century ⓘ
region Leinster ⓘ
strategicImportance controlled route between Dublin and the southwest of Ireland ⓘ

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County Laois → hasHistoricSite → Rock of Dunamase ⓘ