What is recorded here

Castle is a tower house in Townparks, County Louth, Ireland. It still stands as a rough marker of the area rather than a complete named ruin. People may have lived, argued, hidden or watched the road from its rooms, but no clear personal event has survived. The castle is best judged as a local landmark, not as a finished historical story.

Approximate location of what is referred to as 'Moyle Castle'. (Gosling 1982, 163, No. 41; 1991, Fig. 20; CLAJ 1915, 396) 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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