Lislee Castle (in Ruins)

At tip of Quarry Point, W side of Courtmacsherry Bay. House built by Synge family and demolished c. 1910 (Healy 1988, 274). Section of walling along shore sometimes identified as bawn wall of castle, in fact, wall of terrace of small dwellings of 18th/19th century date. Site of castle further inland (3051). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 1: West Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1992). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009