What is recorded here
Kilkee Castle left no visible tower, only a hidden castle site beside Kilkee East. It may have stood as a small fortress, a boundary marker or a forgotten residence for a local family. The sea, rain and time removed what hands could once touch.
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attached document with details from Risteárd Ua Cróinín and Martin Breen, The Castles and Tower-houses of Co. Clare (unpublished report).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: 9 December 2014
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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