Bawn in Duffcastle

A castle at Doncaslan (Duffcastle) in Crosserlough parish is marked on the Down Survey (1656-8) map of County Cavan. for which see this web-page accessed on 18/04/2016 http://downsurvey.tcd.ie/down-survey-maps.php#c=Cavan This location is depicted as a subrectangular area (dims c. 30m N-S; c. 25m E-W) and described as a 'Fort' on OS Fair Plan and the OS 1836 and 1876 eds. Situated on E shoulder of a natural scarp. No feature is visible at ground level. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cavan' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1995). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of revision: 18 April 2016

A castle at Duffcastle is recorded on the 17th-century Down Survey map of County Cavan, indicating its presence during the 1650s. Its importance lies in its historical documentation as part of the medieval landscape of the region.