What is recorded here
Byrne's Folly still stands on the old mound where Patrick Byrne built his pirate castle in 1780. Below his stones lies Dún Dealgan, the Fort of Dealga, a pre-Christian place that local story claims as the birthpoint of a great warrior. The lane climbs past a field stone said to mark his burial, turning a private folly into a stage for much older myth.
Castletown Motte is recorded as a archaeological place in County Louth. Its open map record supplies this location and any linked names or public references.
Places near here
Dun DealganCastle, motte and bailey · 2 yd
Dun Dealgan (Man-made underground passage)Man-made underground passage · 23 yd
CastleCastle, unclassified · 274 yd
Church (in Ruins)Church · 389 yd
Dún Lughaidhhouse · 443 yd
St. Johns Well (Covered)Holy well · 1405 yd
Dundalk CentralHeritage attraction · 1.1 mi
Photo GalleryHeritage attraction · 1.1 mi
Maid of ErinMemorial · 1.3 mi
Bombing 1975Memorial · 1.3 mi
Battle of FaughartMajor battlefield · 2.7 mi
Soldiers' PointHeadland · 3.4 miOther information
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