What is recorded here
Fragmentary remains of tower-house at base SW facing slope with higher ground to W and NW. North wall (11.7m E-W) survives to 1st floor level; short returns to E (int. 4.2m) and W (int. 2m) walls; ivy clad. Remains of two lintelled window opes in N wall at ground level; central fireplace on 1st floor. A castle of the Crowley clan (Healy 1988, 280).
From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record CO094-051
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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