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Cloghanughera Castle belonged to the Fitzgeralds of Desmond and sat on a cliff edge above a river valley in County Cork. Its foundations still mark a rectangular bawn, with grassy ridges suggesting walls and a sheer drop on the western side. The castle has vanished into pasture and memory, leaving only broken stone and the shape of what once stood there.

In pasture, on cliff edge overlooking river valley to W. Outline of castle foundations evident, with several large chunks of masonry strewn about; footings survive of section of N wall (L 4m; H 0.4m; T c. 2m) and of E wall (L c. 6m). Grass-covered ridges to N, E and S of latter probably mark line of bawn wall, enclosing rectangular area (c. 25m E-W; c. 30m N-S); on W side cliff edge drops off almost vertically (D c. 2.5m). Castle of the Fitzgeralds of Desmond (Grove White 1905-25, vol. 4, 203). Earthworks (13832) to E of site; uncertain if these are related to castle. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

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