What is recorded here

Robeen Castle stands as an ivy-strangled tower above the River Robe, its western wall still tracing the first floor while a shallow ditch circles the base like a forgotten boundary. The stones resist erosion despite centuries of floodwater and neglect, suggesting the tower served as a watchful anchor in a volatile river valley. What remains is not a complete home but a skeletal marker, preserving the shape of human ambition long after the roofs and rooms vanished.

Fragmentary ivy-clad remains of tower on a prominent rise, above flood plain of River Robe to S and W. W wall (L 9.4m) containing base batter survives to 1st-floor level, with short return of N wall (L 3m). Tower surrounded by shallow fosse (71m N-S; 20m E-W) (MA110-047002-) which may represent the remains of a bawn. The above description has been derived from D. Lavelle (compiler), An Archaeological Survey of Ballinrobe and District including Lough Mask and Lough Carra. Lough Mask and Lough Carra Tourist Development Association (1994), No. 721. Date of upload: 30 October 2013

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