What is recorded here
Castle, motte and bailey in Clonmoney West, County Clare, Ireland. A castle mound and courtyard remain where people once lived, worked and watched the land. The earth still holds the shape of that busy place.
See attached document with details from Risteárd Ua Cróinín and Martin Breen, The Castles and Tower-houses of Co. Clare (unpublished report). Uploaded courtesy of R. Ua Cróinín and M. Breen.
Date of upload: 19 December 2014
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
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