What is recorded here
Carriganass Castle was built in the 16th century by the O'Donovan family, a prominent Gaelic-Irish clan in west Cork. It is remembered as a significant example of a tower house and as the site of a major battle during the Irish Confederate Wars in 1647.
Places near here
Carriganass Bridgebridge · 28 yd
post boxpost box · 520 yd
Fulacht fia in Carriganass (bantry By.)Fulacht fia · 747 yd
Kealkill stone circleVisitor information · 1276 yd
GallaunsBoulder-burial · 1478 yd
Bulls PocketMountain / peak · 1563 yd
KnockbreteenMountain / peak · 1.1 mi
St Finbarr's Pilgrim RouteWalking route · 2.4 mi
Daly's LoopWalking route · 3.1 mi
Coomhola Salmon Trust (Streamscapes)Museum · 3.3 mi
Snave StrandBeach / strand · 3.5 mi
Castle (in Ruins)House, fortified house · 3.6 miOther information
Photo: Mike Searle · CC BY-SA 2.0