Dunbeacon Castle (in Ruins) — Report the wrong picture

What is recorded here

Donall O'Mahony raised the tower around 1460 on the south shore of Dunmanus Bay, marking O'Mahony claim along the coast. English forces took it after Dunboy fell, and the O'Mahonys burned it rather than leave it behind. Five and a half metres of east wall still stand against the sea, holding the shape of a house that refused to be forgotten.

Fragmentary remains of tower house on S shore Dunmanus Bay, on site of earlier coastal promontory fort (CO130-025003-). Part of N end E wall (L 5.5m) and short return of N wall (L 2.2m) stand to three stories. Traces of vault over first floor (axis N-S). Castle of O'Mahony clan, traditionally attributed to Donall O'Mahony (c. 1460) (O'Donoghue 1986, 9). Burnt by O'Mahonys after Desmond confiscations (Ó Murchadha 1985, 234); taken by English forces after fall of Dunboy (Healy 1988, 188). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 1: West Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1992). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

Dunbeacon Castle was built as a tower house during the late medieval period, likely by a local Gaelic family or Anglo-Norman lord, on the site of an earlier promontory fort. It is remembered for its strategic coastal location and as an example of medieval defensive architecture in the region.

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