What is recorded here

Castle (Site of), Castlemarket was the lost seat of the Earls of Ormond, erased beside Castlemarket bridge about 1800. Its oval shadow still lies hidden beneath the Kruckawn field, waiting for rain or memory to reveal the shape of what power built and forgot.

On the S bank of the Ouveg River. An oval earthwork (dims. c. 27m NW-SE; c. 18m NE-SW) is depicted on the 1st (1839) ed. OS 6-inch map with '(Site of) Castle' in Gothic script beside it. According to Carrigan (1905, vol. 2, 113), the 'castle [KK001-006001-] stood beside a high moat in a field called "the Kruckawn" or "Old Castle," close to Castlemarket bridge. It formerly belonged to the Earls of Ormond. It was destroyed, together with the adjoining moat, about 1800'. The motte is not visible at ground level. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 25 April 2016

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.