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Ard Castle stood at the head of a small tidal estuary in 1574, occupied by Tege na Buly O'Flaherty. Fragments of its east and north walls still rise five metres from the ground, guarding a crude window and rectangular recess. The ruined jetty nearby suggests boats once climbed the estuary to reach this remote stone anchor.

At the head of a small tidal estuary close to the mouth of Cuainín na hAirde. The remains of a small jetty lie close by to SE. In existence in 1574 when it was in the possession of 'Tege na Buly' O'Flaherty (Nolan 1901, 116). Fragments of E and N walls (>10.15m by >15.80m) of what was probably a tower house survive. The E wall (Wth 1m, H 5m max.) contains a crude single-light window and has a rectangular recess in its W face. The possible foundations of a bawn wall are visible to SW. (Robinson 1985, 38; Hardiman 1846, 101-2; O'Flanagan 1927a, Vol. 3, 119, 125) The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. I - West Galway'. Compiled by Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1993). Date of upload: 05 August 2010

Ard Castle (in ruins), An Aird Thoir was held by Tege na Buly O'Flaherty in 1574 and is remembered as a historical site associated with the O'Flaherty clan, an influential Gaelic family in the region. Its location near a tidal estuary suggests it may have had strategic or economic significance.

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