What is recorded here
Fortland still carries the name of a castle no one can point to. The Down Survey marked it in 1655, yet the stones may never have been lost, only folded into field, lane or memory. A place can be real while refusing to show its bones.
A castle is marked in this townland on the Down Survey (1655-6) parish map. Its exact location is not known.
Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy
Date of upload: 17 April 2013
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
Places near here
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Rosleahouse · 1681 yd
Split RockNamed rock · 1.3 mi
Bawn in CastletownBawn · 1.5 mi
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Jim Smith MemorialMemorial · 1.7 mi
Bunowna PointHeadland · 1.7 mi
Wild Atlantic Way: Inishcrone PierVisitor information · 6.6 mi
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