What is recorded here

Kilfaughny Castle stands as an 11-metre ivy-clad wall on a low mound in County Westmeath, its elevated position once granting defenders clear sightlines across the rolling pasture during medieval conflicts. What remains is a fragment of a larger rectangular fortification, with a fallen masonry block to the east and a drained stream nearby, yet the wall still dominates the quiet rural landscape. The site captures the turbulent past of the Irish midlands, where local strongholds watched for danger while ordinary life continued in the small fields around them.

Kilfaughny Castle is recorded as a castle in County Westmeath. Its open map record supplies this location and any linked names or public references.

Kilfaughny Castle was built in the 17th century by the Blake family, who were prominent landowners in the area. It is remembered as a historic family seat and an example of early Irish country house architecture.