What is recorded here

Gorey appeared on the 1656-8 Down Survey map as a rectangular walled feature with towers, marking a fort and castles somewhere in Kilmakillogue parish. The drawing captures a defended place where stone and boundary still shaped daily life. Whatever rooms or yards hid behind those walls, they stood firm enough for a surveyor to measure and name.

The Down Survey map of Kilmakillogue parish (1656-8) shows Gorey as a rectangular walled feature with 'Gorey Fort' and some towers representing castles somewhere in the vicinity. See the attached section from the Down Survey barony map (N at top right) reproduced courtesy of the National Library of Ireland (Ms 725) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload; 15 March, 2012 Amneded: 14 May, 2014

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