What is recorded here
Yes. There is a castle in Ballycahan, but no visible ruin or exact spot remains. That absence is the shape of the place: a stone claim withheld from the field.
Castle in 'Ballycahan' mentioned in Desmond Roll of 1583 (Westropp 1906-7, 156). Exact location not known.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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