Castle McAuliffe (Site of) — Report the wrong picture

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Castle McAuliffe was the principal seat of the Mac Auliffes, perched on a steep scarp above the Dalua River in County Cork. The site is now a hidden rectangle of earth, stone and rubble, partly swallowed by pasture and time. What remains is not a grand facade but a boundary marked by a deep fosse and a mound of broken wall, waiting to be read rather than admired.

In rough pasture, atop steep E-facing scarp overlooking Dalua River. Site heavily overgrown. Traces of rectangular area (14m N-S) discernible, enclosed by low earth and stone bank, with external fosse (D 3.1m; Wth 15m) on N, S and W sides; overgrown mound of rubble (H 1.85m) on W side. Principal castle of the Mac Auliffes (Ó Murchadha 1985, 7). 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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