What is recorded here

Clontarf castle kept a dovecote beside its walls, a fact recorded in the Civil Survey of 1654-6. The exact spot has vanished, but the function remains clear: the castle needed steady access to eggs, meat and flying life. A dovecote is not a decorative oddity. It is a feeding arrangement, likely busy with noise, droppings and human hands.

The Civil Survey (1654-6) mentions the existence of a dovecote beside Clontarf castle (Simington 1945, 176). The exact location of this monument is unknown.

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