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Castle Naghten is a motte and National Monument located in County Roscommon, Ireland.LocationCastle Naghten is located 2km east of Brideswell, on the east bank of the Cross River.HistoryMotte-and-bailey castles were a primitive type of castle built after the Norman invasion, a mound of earth topped by a wooden palisade and tower.The motte at Castle Naghten was constructed to control the route from Athlone to Rindown, a narrow and arduous way passing through bogland.

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