What is recorded here
Kilcoe Castle was built in the late 15th century by the Blake family, an influential Anglo-Norman clan in southwest Ireland. It is remembered as a well-preserved example of a tower house and as a symbol of the family's historical presence and power in the region.
Places near here
Mannin BegIslet · 56 yd
Mannin IslandIslet · 477 yd
Grave YardGraveyard · 482 yd
Kilcoe Church (in Ruins)Church · 495 yd
Toberclashnaerinaght (Site of)Holy well · 871 yd
Friary (in Ruins)Church · 1651 yd
Rincolisky CastleCastle · 1.5 mi
Rincolisky Castle (in Ruins)Castle, tower house · 1.5 mi
Ballydehob HarbourVisitor information · 2.3 mi
Ballydehob Railway StationVisitor information · 2.3 mi
Danno O’Mahony statueMemorial · 2.5 mi
Cuaisín na nÚbhallBay · 2.6 miOther information
Photo: Mike Searle · CC BY-SA 2.0