What is recorded here

Castle Saunderson in County Cavan is a composite building assembled across the late eighteenth, nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, yet the older story belongs to the bawn Captain Alexander Saunderson reportedly raised beside it. That first defence fell during the Williamite wars, leaving behind a courtyard and two flankers whose shadows still shape the present house. The bawn may have stood where the western courtyard lies now, embedding a forgotten military life inside a later domestic one.

Captain Alexander Saunderson reputedly built a house of lime and stone and a bawn accompanied by two flankers, at this site. It was destroyed during the Williamite wars. The present 'Castle Saunderson' is a composite structure dating to the late 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries, but the bawn may have been located on the site of the courtyard, just W of the house. (Hill 1877, 54-9; Saunderson 1936, 11-12). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cavan' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1995). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 13 April, 2016

Captain Alexander Saunderson built Castle Saunderson in the late 17th century, featuring a lime and stone house, bawn, and two flankers; it was destroyed during the Williamite Wars, marking its significance in regional military and architectural history.

This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed. The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.