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attached document with details from Risteárd Ua Cróinín and Martin Breen, The Castles and Tower-houses of Co. Clare (unpublished report).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: 11 December 2014
Freagh Castle was built in the 15th or 16th century by a member of the MacNamara clan, who were prominent Gaelic lords in the region. It is remembered as an example of a defensive tower house reflecting the political and social structures of early modern Ireland.
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
Places near here
Freagh PointHeadland · 20 yd
Freagh CastleRuins · 90 yd
Freagh IslandIslet · 115 yd
Promontory fortPromontory fort, coastal · 910 yd
Cream PointHeadland · 1174 yd
White StrandBeach / strand · 1237 yd
Enclosure in Fintra MoreEnclosure · 1258 yd
Station Houserailway station · 1.7 mi
Saint Joseph's Catholic Churchchurch/chapel · 1.9 mi
Spanish PointHeadland · 2.0 mi
The Music Makers of West ClareMuseum · 2.1 mi
Kilcorcoran Grave YardArchaeological place · 2.9 miOther information
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