
What is recorded here
See attached document with details from Risteárd Ua Cróinín and Martin Breen, The Castles and Tower-houses of Co. Clare (unpublished report). Uploaded courtesy of R. Ua Cróinín and M. Breen.
Date of upload: 18 December 2014
Doonbeg Castle was built in the 17th century by the O'Donovan family, a prominent Gaelic-Irish clan in the region. It is remembered as an example of early modern tower-house architecture in western Ireland and reflects the defensive and social structures of the time.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
Places near here
R.C. ChapelChurch · 301 yd
DoonbegFairy fort / earthen ringfort · 625 yd
Doonbeg BayBay · 1256 yd
Doonmore CastleRuins · 1477 yd
Doonmore Castle (in Ruins)Castle, tower house · 1488 yd
Promontory fortPromontory fort, coastal · 1490 yd
White StrandBeach / strand · 1.5 mi
Doughmore BeachBeach / strand · 2.0 mi
Pulleen RockNamed rock · 3.1 miOther information
Photo: Simon Huguet · CC BY-SA 2.0