What is recorded here
Castle stands in Enagh West, County Clare, a tower house built for the turbulent centuries when Clare needed defensive walls. Its stones mark the border between private land and public memory, inviting visitors to imagine the fears and ambitions of the people who first climbed its stairs.
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attached document with details from Risteárd Ua Cróinín and Martin Breen, The Castles and Tower-houses of Co. Clare (unpublished report).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: 16 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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