Carysfort Castle (Site of)

Situated on a gentle S-facing slope. Built by the Viceroy, William Cary, after 1628, and taken by the Confederates in 1641, after which it was allowed to fall into ruin. All that survives is part of a possible wall (L 5m; H 3m) to the SW of St Brigid's church in the modern graveyard. The field in which it stood is still called the 'castle field'. Part of Carysfort medieval borough (WI034-010----). (Lewis 1837, vol. 1, 283). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Wicklow' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 17 December 2008