What is recorded here

Castle in Rathellin appeared on the Down Survey map of 1655-6 but vanished from the land before anyone recorded where it stood. A building large enough to survey may have been lost because it stopped being a castle, not because it never existed. Rathellin keeps the name while withholding the wall, room and yard that would make the story complete.

The following description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Carlow' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1993). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 17 July 2007 Castle recorded here on Down Survey (1655-6) map. The exact location of the castle in Rathellin townland is unknown.

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