What is recorded here
Mortons farmed the castle ruins for centuries. Rath Castle fell into decay while its bawn wall still stood. The farmyard reused that wall as a boundary. Stone from a castle became stone for a farm.
Farmyard located on footprint of Rath Castle (LI015-012----) which is visible on OSi orthophotos and on Digital Globe orthoimage taken between 2011-13. Outline of farmyard partially defined by fragment of the bawn wall of Rath Castle (Salter 2004, 98).
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 26 November 2021
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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