id: ie-ardscull-ardscull-moat
name: Ardscull Moat
tradition: european_medieval
location:
  country: IE
  locality: Ardscull
  county: Kildare
  lat: 53.02504
  lon: -6.91477
definitions_met:
  fortified_residence:
    verdict: 'yes'
    assessment: register-derived
    basis: 'The Archaeological Survey of Ireland records SMR KD035-010001- as MONUMENT_CLASS:
      Castle - motte, within the Castle class this band maps onto. Transcribed from the register''s
      own typology and NOT assessed against this band''s criterion. Treat as provisional.'
register_entries:
- register: ie-smr
  ref: KD035-010001-
  designation: Castle - motte
  url: https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CKD035-010001-
- register: wikidata
  ref: Q1950069
  designation: motte
  url: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1950069
first_seen: '2026-07-21'
last_updated: '2026-07-21'
confidence: medium
sources:
- url: https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CKD035-010001-
  title: Archaeological Survey of Ireland - Sites and Monuments Record
  publisher: National Monuments Service
  date: '2026-07-21'
  note: Register entry; the sole source for this record.
signals:
- sig-20260721-iesmr-kd035-010001
notes: 'Imported in bulk from the Irish Sites and Monuments Record. CORROBORATED: Wikidata
  independently records this monument (Q1950069, joined on the SMR identifier) and classes
  it motte, agreeing that it is a fortification. Two independent registers rather than one,
  hence confidence: medium. The verdict stays register-derived — corroboration is evidence,
  not assessment, and nobody has yet applied this band''s criterion to the structure itself.
  Only fortified_residence carries a verdict; every other band is OMITTED rather than set
  to no. The register''s own finer class is kept on the register_entry, so the strict Anglo-Norman
  reading stays recoverable from the data without re-querying the service.'