
What is recorded here
Ballyenehan Castle occupied a natural break in a steep northwest-facing slope above the Funshion River, yet no surface trace remains for anyone to touch or follow. The castle likely served as a local seat of power during the medieval period, commanding the river valley and surrounding farmland. Its complete disappearance suggests either deliberate dismantlement or gradual surrender to erosion and reuse, leaving behind only the shape of the land and the memory of a building that once controlled the view.
On natural break in steep NW-facing slope, overlooking Funshion River c. 70m to W. No visible surface trace of site evident.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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