Ballyloo Castle in ruins, County Carlow

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What is recorded here

The following description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Carlow' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1993). dims. c 5m x c. 9m) of two storeys plus loft below vault. Built with massive walls of roughly coursed granite boulders. Ground floor entrance in W wall by SW corner, leading to main chamber with barrel vault aligned N-S. Loops and embrasures in E, N, and S walls. Small vaulted chamber in thickness of W wall. Access to upper floor via mural stairs immediately inside entrance. Garderobe chute at NE angle. (JRSAI 1987, 33; Carloviana 1956, 14)

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record CW012-031

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