Castle (in ruins) — Report the wrong picture

What is recorded here

Coolcon Castle vanished into Mayo pasture during the 1980s when the last standing wall was buried rather than broken. The Blakes may have owned the strange rectangular chamber depicted on the 1914 map, yet even that faint line has vanished from the flat wet basin. What remains is a place where memory, not stone, holds the shape of the room.

On a low flat-topped rise in lowlying pasture, bordering a broad expanse of flat wet pasture and bog (now partly reclaimed). It is in a natural basin enclosed by ridges at E−SE and W−NW. Indicated as ‘Castle (in Ruins) on the 1838 and 1915 OS 6-inch maps; on the 1914 edition an E−W rectangular building is depicted, incorporated into a N−S wall. No visible trace at ground level. According to local information, the last remnants of the castle were removed in the 1980’s. At that time it was very ruinous, with only part of one wall standing. Stones taken from the castle are said to have been used to build walls and farm buildings in the past. During the most recent clearance, the stones were simply buried. According to local tradition, the castle was owned by the Blakes. Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 31st May 2023

This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed. The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.