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Crover Old Castle

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Situated on a small rocky island, c. 300m from the W shore of Lough Sheelin. Constructed in the late 14th century by Thomas McMahon O'Reilly. Davies described it as a two-storey rectangular tower with base batter, a barrel vault over the ground floor and remains of a doorway in S wall. Intramural staircases occur in E wall leading to first floor, and in N wall leading to roof level. Site is densely overgrown with vegetation.
Situated on a small rocky island, c. 300m from the W shore of Lough Sheelin. Constructed in the late 14th century by Thomas McMahon O'Reilly. Davies described it as a two-storey rectangular tower with base batter, a barrel vault over the ground floor and remains of a doorway in S wall. Intramural staircases occur in E wall leading to first floor, and in N wall leading to roof level. Site is densely overgrown with…

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record CV038-019

The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.

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Pictures: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage; Kieran Campbell, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0; Cavanphotography, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0; Mike Searle, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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