What is recorded here
Located on a slight N-facing slope. References to a castle at Priesthaggard date from 1570 when it was held by Walter Meyler of Duncormack (WX046-034001-). According to the Civil Survey (1654-6) William Sutton owned 120 acres at Price Haggard where there was a ruined castle (Simington 1953, 182, 193). Jeffrey (1979, 160 61) records the existence of vaulted chamber with an entrance of cut stone, murder hole and garderobe chute. It has been removed since the 1980s.
Located on a slight N-facing slope. References to a castle at Priesthaggard date from 1570 when it was held by Walter Meyler of Duncormack (WX046-034001-). According to the Civil Survey (1654-6) William Sutton owned 120 acres at Price Haggard where there was a ruined castle (Simington 1953, 182, 193). Jeffrey (1979, 160 61) records the existence of vaulted chamber with an entrance of cut stone, murder hole and…
From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record WX039-020
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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