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Leighmoney Castle vanished beneath a modern bungalow and tillage, erasing the fortress where Spainards and royalists held ground during separate wars. The building probably stood tall on the south-facing slope, giving soldiers a clear view across the land before men forgot its shape. Forgetting did not erase the castle; it only removed the chance to see how high its walls rose.

In tillage, on S-facing slope. No visible surface trace; modern bungalow built close to site of castle. According to Lewis (1837, vol. 2, 251) 'remains of an extensive fortress occupied by the Spainards in 1601, and by the royalists in 1641'. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 2: East and South Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1994). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

Leighmoney Castle was a 16th-century fortress occupied by Spanish forces during their 1601 invasion of Kinsale, held as part of the wider military campaign supporting the Earl of Tyrone. Its importance lies in its association with the Spanish involvement in the Nine Years' War in Ireland.

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