What is recorded here
Shown as a tower house in the 17th century and possibly the site of an Anglo-Norman castle known to have been erected before 1225 by Walter de Ridelesford. The site is distinguished only by a marked curve in the road at this point. (Price 1957, 334; Davies 1986, 22).
From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record WI004-001003
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
- Sitomon, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Livioandronico2013, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Seanief1, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
- 瑞丽江的河水, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Joe King, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
- Suckindiesel, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.5
- Carroll Pierce, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Sarah777 at English Wikipedia, Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
- Alan James, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
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