What is recorded here
Boazio's ink still marks an unknown castle in west Sligo, a point of stone or shadow on a 16th-century chart. It may have watched roads, rivers or raids, but even its field has slipped from the story. What remains is a castle refused by precision, waiting beneath ordinary ground.
This record refers to a castle which is marked in west Sligo on a 16th-century map drawn by Baptista Boazio. The exact location is unknown.
Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy
Date of upload: 28 July 2016
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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