What is recorded here
Not visible at ground level. There are substantial remains of out-buildings and part of 19th-century gothick style bawn near site of castle. The castle was demolished in the 1930's. Chief seat of the Molloy's (Cooke 1875, 234-5). Depicted in the Kings County Chronicles as a tall rectangular tower with crenellated wall walk and gabled roof. (Loeber 1988 vol. 2, 9-11)
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Offaly' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997).
From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record OF031-006
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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- National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- Oliver Dixon, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Mike Searle, Geograph · Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0
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- Eric Jones, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
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