What is recorded here
Ballug Castle was built in the 13th century by the MacDermots, a Gaelic Irish dynasty, in County Louth. It is remembered as an example of early medieval Irish castle architecture and as part of the historical landscape of the region.
Places near here
Enclosure in BallugEnclosure · 514 yd
Enclosure in Ardtully MoreEnclosure · 956 yd
Kilwirra ChurchRuins · 1014 yd
Church in ruinsChurch · 1016 yd
The BushPicnic place · 1.2 mi
Cooley PointHeadland · 1.3 mi
Grange UpperMountain / peak · 2.3 mi
St James WellSpring · 2.3 mi
Cooley CastleCastle, tower house · 2.4 mi
Mount Bagnell FoerCastle, motte and bailey · 2.5 mi
BarnavaveMountain / peak · 3.0 mi
GreenoreVisitor information · 3.2 miOther information
Photo: Eric Jones · CC BY-SA 2.0