Bricklieve Castle

In rough pasture, on slightly raised level ground near the NW bank of a stream. The only visible remains of the castle are sod-covered foundations (Wth c. 2m; H c. 0.8m) defining two conjoined rectangular areas (at N end: 7.5m E-W; 9m N-S; at S end: 14m E-W; 6m N-S). A section of stone walling (L 2.6m; H 1m), constructed of small roughly cut blocks of mortared limestone, is exposed on the E side of the N area. The N end of this wall is splayed, indicating that this may be a doorway position. In 1512 this castle was described in the annals as a 'stronghold' of the O'Donnells (O'Dowd 1991, 21). By 1593 it was in the hands of Gilbert Green (O'Rorke [1889], vol. 2, 235), an Elizabethan soldier who took possession of land 'when it was lying waste' (O'Dowd 1991, 94). The 'Red' Earl's Road (SL033-147----) is c. 200m to the N.

In rough pasture, on slightly raised level ground near the NW bank of a stream. The only visible remains of the castle are sod-covered foundations (Wth c. 2m; H c. 0.8m) defining two conjoined rectangular areas (at N end: 7.5m E-W; 9m N-S; at S end: 14m E-W; 6m N-S). A section of stone walling (L 2.6m; H 1m), constructed of small roughly cut blocks of mortared limestone, is exposed on the E side of the N area.…