What is recorded here
On a S-facing slope, c. 50m N of the River Tar, in gently undulating pasture. Indicated as a 'Castle' on the 1st (1840) ed. OS 6-inch map and as a 'Castle (site of)' on the 1904-05 edition. The monument is referred to in the Civil Survey (1654-6) as 'an old castle within an old Bawne' (Simington 1931, vol. 1, 334). There is no visible remains of the bawn or castle (TS088-029001-) at ground level.
From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record TS088-029002
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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