
What is recorded here
Situated on an elevated site in undulating countryside. A rectangular hall-like structure (LA027-016), now two storeys high and with the remains of a south projecting tower in the SW angle and a later extension off the NW angle. There is a possible bawn wall attached to the E end. Castle marked on the Down Survey (1655-6) map and 'supposed to be the ruins of a fortress' (O'Flanagan, 1933, 91).
Described in the OS letters as 'There are old walls in the Townland of Garrison which area supposed to be the ruins of a fortress, but the peopl know nothing of its history' (O'Flanagan, 1933, vol. 1, p. 36).
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 17 December 2007
A local castle; wider significance not recorded.
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
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