What is recorded here

Castle, Streamstown (garrycastle By.) was a late medieval tower house for Mac Coghlan's castle, now reduced to a grass covered mound on a north facing slope in County Offaly. Its dressed stone and window fragments were reused in nearby 19th-century houses, pulling the castle into ordinary domestic life. What remains is not a ruin but a hint: a mound, scattered stones and the memory of a building that once rose above the undulating countryside.

Situated on N facing slope on high ground in undulating countryside. A grass covered mound is all that survives of the destroyed castle. Dressed stone and architectural fragments from the castle were used to build nearby 19th-century houses. The fragments consist of an ogee headed window, single light round headed window and numerous fragments of late medieval punch dressed stones with pock marks in patterns similar to Coole castle (OF015-017----). The remains indicate that this was the site of a late medieval Tower house. Site of Mac Coghlan's castle (ITA Survey 1942) The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Offaly' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 23 May 2011

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