What is recorded here

Castle Saunderson stands as a layered composite built across the late 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries. It occupies the site where Captain Alexander Saunderson reputedly raised a lime-and-stone house with two flankers before the Williamite wars erased it. The surviving walls belong to later hands, yet they still shadow the violence that first cleared the ground.

Captain Alexander Saunderson reputedly built a house of lime and stone and a bawn accompanied by two flankers, at this site. It was destroyed during the Williamite wars. The present 'Castle Saunderson' is a composite structure dating to the late 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries. (Hill 1872,54-9; Saunderson 1936, 11-12). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cavan' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1995). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 22 December 2008

Captain Alexander Saunderson built Castle Saunderson in the late 17th century, featuring a lime and stone house with a bawn and flankers; it was destroyed during the Williamite Wars, marking its significance in the military and political conflicts of that period.

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.