
What is recorded here
Castle (in Ruins), Ardfry, County Galway, Ireland, is a tower house now in ruins. The exact history and the people who lived there have not survived into clear memory. What remains is a ruined castle marker in Ardfry, waiting for someone to walk past it and imagine the hands that built it.
The Archaeological Survey of Ireland (ASI) is in the process of providing information on all monuments on The Historic Environment Viewer (HEV). Currently the information for this record has not been uploaded. To access available information for research purposes please make an appointment in advance with the Archive Unit (open Fridays 10.00 am – 5.00 pm), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, The Custom House, Dublin 1 D01W6XO or email NMarchive@housing.gov.ie.
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
Places near here
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Ardfry Ho.Country house · 168 yd
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West WoodWood · 1318 yd
Leadmine HillMountain / peak · 1603 yd
Ardfry PointHeadland · 1.2 mi
Goose IslandIslet · 1.5 mi
Ballynacourty Court (in ruins)Castle, hall-house · 2.0 miOther information
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