What is recorded here
Marked in SW quadrant of motte and bailey (LA030-021002-) on 1908 edition of the OS 6-inch map. Reference to a castle here (O'Flanagan 1933, vol. 2, 271, 274). Situated at the end of a ridge. No visible surface remains. David Sweetman, Olive Alcock and Bernie Moran.
From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record LA030-021001
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
Places near here
Photo credits
- National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- Maker named on the Wikimedia Commons picture page · CC BY-SA 3.0
- Liam Hughes from Milwaukee, WI, USA, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0
- Alvesgaspar, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
- A.-K. D., Wikimedia Commons · CC0
- A.-K. D., Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
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