Castles and forts in County Roscommon, A to Z

Showing 61–74 of 74 well-recorded places (18.9% of this list). Open a place for its recorded details, map and nearby places; use the page links to browse the rest.

• Frenchpark House Castle — unclassified Explorer Tom Frenchpark House is hiding a secret message in its stones, probably about who owes whom a drink. The MacDermots built…
• Galey Castle Castle — tower house Explorer Tom Galey Castle nearly got famous in 1351 when it accidentally hosted a poetry reading for the whole county. It still…
• Gortnacushlaun Castle — unclassified Explorer Tom Gortnacushlaun was saved by a hero nobody remembers, who probably just kicked a boulder in the right spot. It looks…
• Killeglan Castle Castle — unclassified Explorer Tom Killeglan Castle would say to the place that replaced it: 'at least I had actual stone.' It was probably a Keogh…
• Leitrim Castle Castle — unclassified Explorer Tom Leitrim Castle claims it was built by aliens who just happened to have some spare stones lying around in 1596. The…
• Liberty Castle Castle — unclassified Explorer Tom Liberty Castle once had a cow try to buy it with a single carrot and a very convincing moo. The bishop refused, but the…
• Moat Castle — motte Explorer Tom This moat in Drumdoe hears everything through the walls because it’s basically a giant ear sitting by Lough Arrow.…
• Moylung Castle Castle — unclassified Explorer Tom Moylung Castle has a ghost that's too lazy to haunt it, so he just naps in the corner and collects dust. It was…
• Moyvannan Castle Castle — tower house Explorer Tom Moyvannan Castle got on the map wrong because the cartographer was drunk on whiskey and thought he was drawing a…
• Newcomen Castle Castle — unclassified Explorer Tom Newcomen Castle in Knock is secretly proud of a potato it grew in 1837. It’s been hiding that spud under its mortar…
• Rindown Castle Castle — Anglo-Norman masonry castle Explorer Tom Rindown Castle would write 'looking for adventure' on its dating profile. It's got a bay nearby, so the views are…
• Strokestown House Castle — unclassified Explorer Tom Strokestown House is already gone, but it’s still acting like it won a lotto ticket and bought a second home in the…
• Tonvee Castle Castle — unclassified Explorer Tom Tonvee Castle has an unlikely celebrity friend: a heap of stones from 1910. It's marked on old maps but looks like it…
• Tower Castle — tower house Explorer Tom Tower at Loughglinn Demesne took approximately four million cups of tea to build, according to local legend that nobody…

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