What is recorded here

Indicated, Kilmore (drumahaire By., Sramore Ed) is a five-sided bawn at Parke's Castle in County Leitrim, Ireland, with walls reaching 4.5m high and a gatehouse on the E side. The NW and NE corner towers still mark the angles, while an outer moat runs along the W, N and E sides. People may have walked this courtyard for centuries, past the lower SE wall and through the eastern gate, before archaeological work between 1971 and 1975 revealed more of its shape.

The bawn at Parke's Castle is five-sided in shape (max. int. dims 36m N-S; 33m E-W), with walls 4.5m high except on the SE side, which is c. 1m lower. It incorporates a gatehouse (LE010-037005-) at the E side with corner towers at the NW and NE angles and an outer moat (Wth 8m; D 2m) on the W, N and E sides. The results of the archaeological excavations undertaken at Parke’s Castle between 1971 and 1975, and the conservation works, have been published (Foley and Donnelly 2012). Parke’s Castle National Monument is usually open to visitors April to October for a modest fee; see this web-page accessed on 03/01/2020 http://www.heritageireland.ie/en/north-west/parkescastle/ This is a National Monument in state ownership: No. 390 See the attached views _1 from W; _2 interior from SE Compiled by: Paul Walsh Date of upload: 6 December 2012 Amended: 3 January 2020

Parke's Castle, also known as Kilmore, is a 16th-century tower house located in County Limerick, built by the Butler family, who were prominent Anglo-Norman lords in Ireland. It is remembered for its distinctive five-sided bawn and as an example of late medieval defensive architecture in the region.

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