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In pasture on gentle S-facing slope with commanding view to SW of sea. Burial-ground (CO136-070001-) c. 10m to SE. Shown on OS 6-inch map (1842) as rectangular structure. Noted by Lewis (1837, vol. 1, 481) as "a solitary square tower of very rude character; it has no windows, but two entrances, one from the ground and the other at some height above it". No visible trace remains. According to local information, castle ruins levelled c. 1935.
In pasture on gentle S-facing slope with commanding view to SW of sea. Burial-ground (CO136-070001-) c. 10m to SE. Shown on OS 6-inch map (1842) as rectangular structure. Noted by Lewis (1837, vol. 1, 481) as "a solitary square tower of very rude character; it has no windows, but two entrances, one from the ground and the other at some height above it". No visible trace remains. According to local information,…

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record CO136-070002

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.

What survives
No visible remains or recorded as destroyed

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Pictures: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage; David Sands, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0; Jonathan Pascall, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0; Keith Phelan, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0; Warren Buckley, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0; Neville Goodman, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0; Mike Searle, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0; Kenneth Allen, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0; PAUL FARMER, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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