What is recorded here
Knockalough Castle stands in ruins within County Clare, Ireland. Its exact history and purpose remain unknown. The surviving structure invites imagination about the people who built it, defended it, or abandoned it.
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attached document with details from Risteárd Ua Cróinín and Martin Breen, The Castles and Tower-houses of Co. Clare (unpublished report).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: 18 December 2014
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
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