What is recorded here
Killeavy Castle was built in the late 16th century by the MacCawell (MacCawell) family, an influential Gaelic Irish clan in County Armagh. It is remembered as a significant example of early Irish domestic architecture and as a symbol of the region's Gaelic heritage before the Plantation of Ulster.
Places near here
ROUND CAIRN WITH PORTAL TOMB: SOUTH CAIRN in ClonlumROUND CAIRN WITH PORTAL TOMB: SOUTH CAIRN · 713 yd
Clonlum South CairnArchaeological place · 713 yd
St Moninna's WellSpring · 1474 yd
Slieve GullionMountain / peak · 1620 yd
Killevy ChurchesVisitor information · 1696 yd
EARLY CHRISTIAN & MEDIEVAL CHURCHES, GRAVEYARD, AUGUSTINIAN NUNNERY & ROUND TOWER: KILLEVY CHURCHES in BallintempleEARLY CHRISTIAN & MEDIEVAL CHURCHES, GRAVEYARD, AUGUSTINIAN NUNNERY & ROUND TOWER: KILLEVY CHURCHES · 1702 yd
Killevy Churches AONB SignVisitor information · 1735 yd
Ring of GullionRing of hills and protected landscape · 1.0 mi
Carn HillMountain / peak · 1.5 mi
Faughill MountainMountain / peak · 2.0 mi
Church of Ireland ChurchChurch · 2.7 mi
Ring of Gullion WayWalking route · 2.8 miOther information
Photo: Eric Jones · CC BY-SA 2.0