What is recorded here

Castle, tower house in Townparks (upper Dundalk By.), Dundalk, County Louth, Ireland. According to Gosling (1982, 160, No. 8; 1991 fig. 20, 4) this is the site of castle, probably a tower house, one of a number known to have stood in the medieval town of Dundalk.

According to Gosling (1982, 160, No. 8; 1991 fig. 20, 4) this is the site of castle, probably a tower house, one of a number known to have stood in the medieval town of Dundalk. It may have been one of the '18 or 20 ruinous remains of small castles or defensive towers' said to have been removed at Lord Limerick's insistence c. 1747. (Bradley and King 1985, 127) The above description is derived from both the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1986) and the 'Archaeological Survey of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1991). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 17 July 2007

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