Castle in Belgrove, County Cork

What is recorded here

A castle is shown on the Down Survey (1655-6) barony map in the vicinity of the present East Grove House. According to local tradition, the site of the castle is close to the shoreline c. 300m E of Waterloo Tower (CO076-069----). There is no visible trace of a castle at this location. Waterloo Tower is said to have been built with stones from the castle (Healy 1988, 131). Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009).

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record CO076-070

This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed. The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.

What survives: No visible remains or recorded as destroyed

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Photo credits

National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
Mfield , Matthew Field, http://www.photography.mattfield.com, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
Hywel Williams, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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