Castles and forts in County Offaly, A to Z

Showing 61–110 of 110 well-recorded places (45.5% of this list). Open a place for its recorded details, map and nearby places; use the page links to browse the rest.

• Durrow MoatCastle — motteNational Monument No. The motte castle was built in 1186 by Hugh de Lacy, lord of meath who was killed at Durrow after…
• Eglish CastleCastle — tower houseSituated on a natural rise on the floodplains of the river located to the S of the site and site of medieval church to…
• Emmel CastleCastle — tower houseSituated on flat land in upland area. Five storey high rectangular Tower house with circular tower at NE angle and…
• Esker CastleCastle — tower houseOn high ground at W end of an esker ridge now covered in small woodland, with commanding views of the surrounding…
• Faheeran CastleCastle — unclassifiedLocated on high ground with good extensive views in undulating countryside. Wall footings of a rectangular building…
• Fort CastleBawnAccording to O'Flanagan (1933, vol. 1, 42) the fortress at Daingean was called the 'Fort of Faly'. The modern town of…
• Fort CastleCastle — unclassifiedFort Governor was constructed by order of Lord Deputy Bellingham on the site of the newly built O'Conor stronghold of…
• Fortel CastleCastle — tower houseThis castle was the residence of John boy O Munehane [Monaghan] in 1582 (Nicholls 1994, vol. In 1650 William Monaghan…
• Garbally Castle in RuinsCastle — unclassifiedNot visible at ground level. Possible 16th-century tower house (ITA Survey 1942; Shaw 1971, 61-2; Loeber 1988, vol.…
• Garry CastleHouse — fortified houseSituated on a low natural rise in undulating countryside. Remains of four storey tower built with roughly coursed…
• Garry Castle in ruinsCastle — tower houseSituated on a low natural rise in undulating countryside. Remains of four storey tower built with roughly coursed…
• Garry Castle, TurretBawnSituated on a low natural rise in undulating countryside. Remains of four storey tower built with roughly coursed…
• Geashill CastleCastle — tower houseSituated at the NW end of a 19th-century house and appears to have been considerably altered by the occupiers of the…
• Glenacurragh CastleCastle — tower houseThis castle was situated on a low rise of ground with good extensive views of the surrounding countryside. Today there…
• HouseHouse — fortified houseCree [Crea] castle is depicted on the 1655-57 Down Survey map of Ballybritt barony as a tower house type fortification…
• Kilcolgan CastleHouse — fortified houseLocated on a slight rise in undulating countryside. Only the square bawn with its SE and SW corner towers survive…
• Kilcolgan Castle, TowerBawnLocated on a slight rise in undulating countryside. Only the square bawn with its SE and SW corner towers survive…
• Kilcoursey CastleBawnLocated on top of a hill with good extensive views in all directions. The hill is steeply sloped at S which may have…
• Kilcoursey CastleCastle — tower houseLocated on top of a hill with good extensive views in all directions. The hill is steeply sloped at S which may have…
• Kill CastleCastle — tower houseSituated on a low natural rise in undulating countryside with church to N. Present remains consist of grass covered…
• Killooly CastleBawnOn undulating land. Poorly preserved remains of a fortified house and bawn built with uncoursed limestone rubble. Only…
• Killooly CastleHouse — fortified houseOn undulating land. Poorly preserved remains of a fortified house and bawn built with uncoursed limestone rubble. Only…
• Killyon AbbeyBawnAccording to O' Flanagan (1933, vol. Ciaran of Saiger founded a nunnery at Killiadhuin [Killyon] in the fifth century.…
• Killyon AbbeyHouse — fortified houseAccording to O' Flanagan (1933, vol. Ciaran of Saiger founded a nunnery at Killiadhuin [Killyon] in the fifth century.…
• Leap CastleCastle — tower houseLocated on the E facing slope of rising ground in upland area. Three storey high Tower house built with roughly coursed…
• Leitra CastleCastle — unclassifiedSituated on a rise of ground on natural island surrounded by bog. Small two storey square shaped house built with…
• Lemanaghan CastleCastle — tower houseLocated on an island of well drained land surrounded on three sides by bog with the ruins of Lemanaghan church 85m to…
• Lisclooney CastleHouse — fortified houseSituated on flat well drained land with good views. Poorly preserved L-plan house three storeys high with attic above…
• Lynally MoatCastle — motte and baileyLocated on a slight N-S ridge in low lying terrain with church and graveyard to the N. Large flat topped circular mound…
• MoatCastle — motte and baileyLocated on a slight rise in undulating countryside with river to the N. Small flat topped conical shaped mound which is…
• Monastery in ruinsCastle — unclassifiedThis site is located on flat land with good views in all directions. There is a river located to the north of this…
• MoteCastle — motte and baileyFlat topped moundin prominent position, remains of ditch at S, SW and E situated 3m out from base of mound, may be of…
• Moyally CastleBawnBuilt on a low natural rise of ground in undulating countryside. Rectangular bawn wall which encloses a rectangular…
• Moyally CastleCastle — unclassifiedBuilt on a low natural rise of ground in undulating countryside. Rectangular bawn wall which encloses a rectangular…
• OCarrolls CastleBawnLocated in low-lying natural hollow in upland area. Only the W and S walls with portion of the N wall of bawn survives.…
• OCarrolls Castle in ruinsCastle — tower houseLocated in low-lying natural hollow in upland area. Only the W and S walls with portion of the N wall of bawn survives.…
• OConor Falys or Croghan CastleHouse — fortified houseRemains of tower house incorporated in farmyard buildings situated in low-lying area S of Croghan hill. W end of N wall…
• ODempsys Castle in ruinsCastle — tower houseNot visible at ground level. According to Davies (1942) the wall foundations of three walls of the castle were still…
• Pallas CastleBawnSituated on S facing slope of a high ridge running E-W, a lake protects the S side of the site which has good views to…
• Pallas Castle in RuinsCastle — tower houseSituated on S facing slope of a high ridge running E-W, a lake protects the S side of the site which has good views to…
• Pigeon HouseCastle — motteLow mound with remains of stone building on top marked as pigeon house. Bank with mainly stone in it surrounds base of…
• Raheen Castle in ruinsCastle — unclassifiedRaheen Castle depicted as a small square-shaped building on the 1838 ed. OS 6-inch map standing immediately S of a…
• RampartsCastle — motteNational Monument No. 497, consisting of a poorly preserved church, base of round tower, low motte, possible Man-made…
• Rathlihen Castle in RuinsCastle — tower houseLocated to the E of a medieval church are the poorly preserved remains of a Tower house which is difficult to examine.…
• Rathmore CastleBawnSituated on top of high ground in upland area. Circular tower four storeys high built with roughly coursed limestone…
• Rathrobin Castle in RuinsCastle — unclassifiedLocated on high ground with good extensive views. All that survives today are the ruins of a 19th-century house which…
• Roscore HouseHouse — fortified houseNot visible at ground level. S gable and part of W wall with projecting tower on SW angle with ground floor musket…
• Shancourt or MeeneglishCastle — unclassifiedSituated on a natural gravel ridge in undulating countryside. Only the wall foundations of a rectangular shaped…
• Toberdaly CastleCastle — tower houseIn the SW corner of a raised formal walled garden belonging to the ruins of Toberdaly House constructed in the mid-18th…
• Togher CastleCastle — tower houseMarked on first edition of OS 6-inch map as 'Togher Castle' and later changed to 'Togher Monastery'. Situated on a…

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