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Castle in Aghadouglas

Castle, tower house

What is recorded here

Located on top of natural glacial knoll in upland area overlooking river to the N. Poorly preserved grass covered wall footings of a rectangular structure (ext. dims. 9.5m N-S; 12m E-W; wall T c. 2m) with possible rectangular bawn (OF042-021002-) to the N. The walls were constructed of roughly coursed limestone rubble with base batter evident at SE angle. No other architectural features visible.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record OF042-021001

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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Architecture of Dublin, Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
  • Kmcnamee, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • GerardM, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.1 es
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